Variations in ownership behavior and propensity to diversify: A study of the Indian corporate context

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-358

  Ramaswamy, Kannan ^a,b   Li, Mingfang ^c   Veliyath, Rajaram ^a  

^a Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Diversification; Indian industry; Shareholding groups

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; DIVERSIFICATION; INDIAN INDUSTRY; OWNERSHIP; SHAREHOLDING GROUPS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036534966     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.227     Document Type: Article

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