Diversification and performance: Evidence from east Asian firms

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-120

  Chakrabarti, Abhirup ^a   Singh, Kulwant ^b   Mahmood, Ishtiaq ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Diversification; Economic shock; Firm performance; Institutional environment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STABILITY;

DIVERSIFICATION; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846459378     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.572     Document Type: Article

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