| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 364 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Evolution of Chaebols; 3 Chaebols' Diversified Business Structure; 4 Vertical Integration of Chaebols; 5 The Capital Structure of Chaebols; 6 Chaebols' Ownership and Governance Structure; 7 The Restructuring of Chaebols; 8 Conclusion; Appendix 1. Data Used in This Book; Appendix 2. Comparing the Profitability of Group-affiliated Companies and Independent Companies; Appendix 3. Profitability of Group-affiliated Firms; Appendix 4. The Impact of Vertical Integration in Chaebols. |
| Summary |
Explores the strategies that chaebols - Korean business groups - have pursued, examines their structures, and assesses their performance. It highlights the strengths of chaebols that enabled their fast growth, as well as the weaknesses that waylaid them when the Asian crisis occurred. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Corporations -- Korea (South) -- Finance.
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Corporations. |
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Korea (South) |
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Finance. |
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Conglomerate corporations -- Korea (South)
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Conglomerate corporations. |
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Financial crises -- Korea (South)
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Financial crises. |
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Corporate governance -- Korea (South)
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Corporate governance. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chang, Se-jin, 1960- Financial crisis and transformation of Korean business groups. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002066516 |
| ISBN |
0511120575 (electronic book) |
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9780511120572 (electronic book) |
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051106490X (electronic book) |
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9780511064906 (electronic book) |
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9780511073366 (electronic book) |
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0511073364 (electronic book) |
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1280161299 |
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9781280161292 |
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0521814359 (Cloth) |
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