This paper reviews the literature on corporate groups in Japan and elsewhere, and offers a comparison of Japan … groups in Japan since the mid-1970s. The main conclusions that emerge are that: 1. Empirical evidence on the economic roles … of corporate groups in Japan is limited. 2. Japanese groups are, in some respects, quite similar to groups in other …

With a large sample from Japan during the period of 1990-2012, we find firms that belong to business groups (“keiretsu …

Examining a large sample of firms with ownership information from Japan, we find firms that belong to business groups …

This paper reviews the literature on corporate groups in Japan and elsewhere, and offers a comparison of Japan … groups in Japan since the mid-1970s. The main conclusions that emerge are that: 1. Empirical evidence on the economic roles … of corporate groups in Japan is limited. 2. Japanese groups are, in some respects, quite similar to groups in other …

While the study of dividend policy in Japan has investigated the role of group affiliation, it has heretofore neglected … reconfirm that dividends in Japan are positively related to firm size, profitability, and investment opportunities, and …