Trust in Japanese Interfirm Relations: Institutional Sanctions Matter
提出制度性和社会性制裁在日本企业间信任关系中起关键作用，通过分析日本分包实践阐述这些制裁及其相互作用，建议未来研究关注制裁对企业间信任的影响。
Trust is a critical component of interfirm relations, and scholars have pointed to Japan as an environment where trusting relationships flourish. In looking for environmental characteristics important for enabling and sustaining trust in Japan, we propose that a critical role is played by a combination of institutional and societal sanctions. Examination of Japanese subcontracting practices allows an elaboration of these sanctions and their interplay. We recommend further focus on sanctions in exploring interfirm trust issues.