Core business concentration vs. corporate diversification in the US electric utility industry: Synergy and deregulation effects

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4583-4594

  Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Goto, Mika ^c   Shang, Jennifer ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Electricity; Synergy

Indexed keywords

CORE BUSINESS; CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION; ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; GAS SERVICES; POWER MARKETS; SYNERGY EFFECT;

DEREGULATION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

DEREGULATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 72649104509     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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