Intra-industry diversification and firm performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 978-998

  Zahavi, Talli ^a   Lavie, Dovev ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

economies of scope; negative transfer; performance; product diversification; product diversity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIES OF SCOPE; NEGATIVE TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION; PRODUCT DIVERSITY;

ECONOMICS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84879411140     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2057     Document Type: Article

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