Japanese Keiretsu Are

question 89

Multiple Choice

Japanese keiretsu are:

• A) management structures related to total quality management systems.
• B) company unions, which are a type of governance system.
• C) the banks owing the largest shares of stock in the firm.
• D) a system of cross-shareholding among firms.

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Definitions:

Input-Based

Relating to approaches or systems that focus on the resources or efforts expended, rather than the outcomes or results achieved.

Motivation

The process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors, involving the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that activate behavior.

Effort

The amount of physical or mental energy expended to achieve a task or goal.

Behaviors

Observable actions or reactions of individuals, often analyzed in psychology and organizational studies to understand human interactions.