The strategies of small and large international specialists

Journal of World Business

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 252-266

  Mascarenhas, Briance ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043137658     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9516(99)00018-8     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. America's little fellows surge ahead. (1993). The Economist. July 3, p, 59.
2. Berger, P. G., & Ofek, E. (1995). Diversification's effect on firm value. Journal of Financial Economics, 37: 1., January, 39-66.
3. Buhner R. Assessing international diversification of West German corporations. Strategic Management Journal. 8:1987;25-37.
4. Capozza, D., & Seguin, P. (1996). Why focus matters. University of Michigan Business School, working paper.
5. Carnegy H. Chematur engineering. Financial Times. April:1995;3.
6. Carroll, G. R. (1984). The specialist strategy. California Management Review. Vol. 16, No, 3: Spring.
7. Carroll, G. R. (1985). Concentration and specialization: dynamics of niche-width in populations of organizations. American Journal of Sociology, Vol, 90: 6, 1262-1283.
8. Chesbrough H.W., Teece D.J. When is virtual virtuous? Harvard Business Review. January-February:1996;65-73.
9. Eisenhardt K.M. Building theories from case study research. Academy of Management Review. 14:1989;532-550.
10. Fujita, M. (1990). Small- and Medium-Size TNCs'. The CTC Reporter, 30: Autumn,37-42.
11. Geringer J.M., Beamish P.W., da Costa R.C. Diversification strategy and internationalization implications for MNE performance . Strategic Management Journal. 10:1989;109-119.
12. Grant R.M. Multinationality and performance among British manufacturing companies. Journal of International Business Studies. 18:1987;79-89.
13. Grant R.M., Jammine A.P., Thomas H. Diversity, diversification, and profitability among British manufacturing companies, 1972-1984. Academy of Management Journal. 31:1988;771-801.
14. Hannan, M. T., Carroll, G. R., Dundon, E. A., & Torres, J. C. (1995). Organizational evolution in a multinational context: entries of automobile manufacturers in Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. American Sociological Review, Vol., 60: August, 509-28.
15. Hitt, M. A. (1992). Comment on the evolution of multinational corporations: integration of international diversification and strategic management, June. Conference on Perspectives of International Business, University of South Carolina.
16. Hitt, M. A., & Ireland, R. D. (1991). The interactive effects of international and product diversification on innovation and performance. Journal of Management, 20: 2, 297-326.
17. John, K., & Ofek, E. (1995). Asset sales and increase in focus. Journal of Financial Economics, 37: 1, January, 105-126.
18. Jones, J. A. (1996). Viking Office Products strong in U.S., booming overseas. Investor's Business Daily, May, 2: B14.
19. Lang, L., Poulsen, A., & Stulz, R. (1995). Asset sales, firm performance, and the agency costs of managerial discretion. Journal of Financial Economics, 37: 1, January, 3-39.
20. Mascarenhas, B. (1996). The foundings of specialist firms in a global fragmenting industry. Journal of International Business Studies, 27: 1, First Quarter.
21. Michel A., Shaked I. Multinational corporations vs. domestic corporations financial performance and characteristics . Journal of International Business Studies. 16:1986;89-106.
22. Microsoft Annual Report. (1996).
23. Oram R. Cola war heats up in Venezuela as Pepsi loses plant. Financial Times. August 17/18:1996;1.
24. Podolny, J. M., Stuart, T. E., & Hannan, M. T. (1996). Networks, knowledge, and niches: competition in the worldwide semiconductor industry, 1984-1991. American Journal of Sociology, Vol., 102: November, 659-89.
25. Prahalad, C. K., & Hamel, G. (1990). The core competence of the corporation. Harvard Business Review, May-June, 79-91.
26. Rumelt, R. P. (1974). Strategy, structure, and economic performance. Boston: Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University.
27. Ries, A. (1996). Focus: the Future of Your Company Depends on It. New York, Harper Business.
28. Shleifer, A., & Vishny, R. W. (1990). The takeover wave of the 1980s. Science, Vol., 249: August17, 745-749.
29. Tallman, S., & Li, J. (1996). Effects of international diversity and product diversity on the performance of multinational firms. Academy of Management Journal, 39: 1, 179-196.
30. The Lex Column. (1996). Pepsi sees red. Financial Times. August, 17/18:24.
31. Tighe, C. (1995). Paint curing leader. Financial Times, April, 21: 15.
32. Tomkins, R. (1997). McDonald's set for shake-up. Financial Times, 13.
33. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Programme on Transnational Corporations. (1993). Small and Medium-sized Transnational Corporations: role, impact and policy implications. New York, United Nations.
34. Wernerfelt, B., & Montgomery, C. (1988). Tobin's Q and the importance of focus in firm's performance. American Economic Review, Vol., 78: March, 246-50.