An Institutional Theory Perspective on the 'Global Convergence' in Japanese Corporate Governance

• Main Authors: YOSHIKAWA, Toru, PHAN, P. H.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics; Corporate Finance
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/182
• Institution: Singapore Management University

There is a rising global pressure to adopt Anglo-American corporate governance practices because of globalization of capital markets. Non Anglo-American firms such as those of the Japanese also face domestic forces in their home country that influence their governance practices. We present an instit...