Management attitudes, learning and scale in successful diversification: A dynamic and behavioural resource system view

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 315-336

  Morecroft, J D W ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core business; Corporate policy; Diversification; Dynamic resource system; Multi business investment decisions; Portfolio management; Resource based view; Simulation; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION POLICY; DYNAMIC RESOURCE SYSTEMS; MULTI-BUSINESS INVESTMENT DECISIONS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0032648053     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600696     Document Type: Article

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