The nature of diversified business groups: A research design and two case studies

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-61

  Ghemawat, Pankaj ^a   Khanna, Tarun ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0040428441     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00060     Document Type: Article

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