Competition from specialized firms and the diversification-performance linkage

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 851-883

  Santalo, Juan ^a   Becerra, Manuel ^a  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

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EID: 41849134350     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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