The effect of within-industry diversification on firm performance: Synergy creation, multi-market contact and market structuration

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1131-1153

  Li, Stan Xiao ^a   Greenwood, Royston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Familiarity of rivals; Firm performance; Intra industry diversification; Market structuration; Multi market competition; Mutual forbearance

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TESTING;

FAMILIARITY OF RIVALS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; INTRA-INDUSTRY DIVERSIFICATION; MARKET STRUCTURATION; MULTI-MARKET COMPETITION; MUTUAL FORBEARANCE;

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS;

EID: 8344271266     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.418     Document Type: Article

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