DIVERSIFICATION, RESTRUCTURING AND ECONOMIC-PERFORMANCE

被引:218
作者
MARKIDES, CC
机构
[1] London Business School, London
关键词
DIVERSIFICATION; RESTRUCTURING; REFOCUSING; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1002/smj.4250160203
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
During the 1980s, many conglomerates and other diversified firms reduced their diversification by refocusing on their core businesses. This paper provides an economic explanation for this phenomenon and empirically tests the hypotheses that emerge from the analysis. It is shown that refocusing is associated ex post with profitability improvements.
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页码:101 / 118
页数:18
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