Introduction:
This assignment will present the Japanese business network structure. It will contain an explanation of the inter- corporate relationships known as the ¡§keiretsu¡¨ system.
I will explain the main strength and weaknesses this system bears and the contribution of this system to the rapid growth of Japans economy after World War 2. Finally I will explain the change in this system. Why it is changing and how this is changing.
History and founding of the Keiretsu
The keiretsu were founded after World War 2, after the American occupational authorities have made the Zaibatsu, holding companies illegal in 1946. By doing so they wanted to enforce their type of democracy and economic system into Japan. They believed that by doing so they would spread the concentration of wealth and economic power.
Shares of companies owned by the holding companies ( Zaibatsu) were given to employees and locals.
But because the smaller companies within the former Zaibatsu......
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