Skill, luck, and the multiproduct firm: Evidence from hedge funds

Management Science

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1963-1978

  De Figueiredo Jr , Rui J P ^a   Rawley, Evan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Econometric dynamics; Economics; Financial institutions; Investment; Organizational studies; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EXTERNAL INVESTMENTS; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; FIRM CAPABILITIES; HEDGE FUNDS; MULTIPRODUCT FIRMS; ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES; PANEL DATA; PER UNIT; PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION; STRATEGY; TIME DIVERSIFICATION;

ECONOMICS; FENCES; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 81255178465     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1389     Document Type: Article

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