Relatedness and coherence in technological and product diversification of the world's largest firms

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-315

  Piscitello, Lucia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coherence; Competencies; Corporate diversification; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0033788170     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-349X(00)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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