Why do business groups continue to matter? A study of market failure and performance among Indian manufacturers

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 643-658

  Ramaswamy, Kannan ^a   Li, Mingfang ^b,c,d   Petitt, Barbara S ^a  

^a THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification; Economic transition; Group affiliation; India; Markets and institutions; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865433554     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9215-7     Document Type: Article

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