Beyond the Firm: Business Groups in International and Historical Perspective - International Conference on Business History 1995, Shimotani Shiba, TAKAO AUTOR SHIBA, The Business History Society of Japan. Conferences - Google Books

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Every economy faces a set of decisions about the optimal organization of its business activities. Firms acquire other firms, sell corporate assets, form strategic alliances, spin off factories and divisions as independent enterprises. In doing so they…