Diversification in context: A cross-national and cross-temporal extension

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 773-781

  Mayer, Michael ^a   Whittington, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversification; Europe; Performance; Replication

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DIVERSIFICATION; REPLICATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042844538     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.334     Document Type: Article

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