Examining a key corporate role: The influence of capital allocation competency on business unit performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1017-1034

  Arrfelt, Mathias ^a   Wiseman, Robert M ^b   McNamara, Gerry ^b   Hult, G Tomas M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

business unit performance; capital allocation competency; corporate effect; corporate strategy; overinvestment

Indexed keywords

PLANNING;

BUSINESS UNITS; CAPITAL ALLOCATION; CORPORATE EFFECT; CORPORATE STRATEGIES; OVER-INVESTMENT;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84930599479     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2264     Document Type: Article

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