The measurement of corporate portfolio strategy: Analysis of the content validity of related diversification indexes

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-59

  Robins, James A ^a   Wiersema, Margarethe F ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Content validity; Measures; Related diversification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

CONTENT VALIDITY; CORPORATE PORTFOLIO; DIVERSIFICATION; STRATEGY MANAGEMENT;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0037227262     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.282     Document Type: Article

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