Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that large multibusiness firms can enhance performance by developing and exploiting corporate level distinctive competencies. In this study of 185 industrial firms, the relationships between corporate level distinctive competencies and performance were examined across firms using different diversification strategies and having different corporate structures. The corporate level distinctive competencies/performance relationships were found to vary by type of diversification strategy but not by type of corporate structure. In addition, only a small relationship was found to exist between diversification strategy and corporate structure. The specific relationships between corporate level distinctive competencies and performance and their normative implications are explored.
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Diversification (marketing strategy)BusinessNormativeCorporate social responsibilityIndustrial organizationMarketingPublic relationsPolitical science
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- 1986
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- article
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- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 401-416
- Citations
- 224
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Michael A. Hitt,
R. Duane Ireland
(1986).
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CORPORATE LEVEL DISTINCTIVE COMPETENCIES, DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE.
Journal of Management Studies
, 23
(4)
, 401-416.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00425.x
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- 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00425.x