The rise and fall and rise of Japan’s stable shareholders

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Journal of Management History (Archive)

ISSN: 1355-252X
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Title:	The rise and fall and rise of Japan’s stable shareholders
Author(s):	Stewart Johnston, (Department of Management, University of Melbourne, Australia), Lynn McAlevey, (Department of Finance and Quantitative Analysis, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)
Citation:	Stewart Johnston, Lynn McAlevey, (1999) "The rise and fall and rise of Japan’s stable shareholders", Journal of Management History (Archive), Vol. 5 Iss: 6, pp.307 - 319
Keywords:	Industry, Japan, Shareholders
Article type:	Viewpoint
DOI:	10.1108/13552529910288055 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	A historical analysis of the industrial groupings distinctive to Japan demonstrates the existence of persistent cohorts of stable friendly shareholders within group company equity holdings. Over the years, these shareholders have performed various useful tasks for group companies especially with regard to ameliorating the effects of external threats to company governance or group coherence. A number of lessons for management are derived from this analysis.