RELATEDNESS AND PERFORMANCE: A REEXAMINATION OF THE DIVERSIFICATION-PERFORMANCE LINK

John Y. Ding, Julie Caswell () and Furen Zhou

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 1997, vol. 28, issue 01, 8

Abstract: Empirical studies of firm diversification suggest the existence of a positive relationship between the relatedness of diversification and firm performance. Using evidence from the food manufacturing sector, we find that this relationship is weak at best and that market share appears to be a more powerful predictor of firm performance.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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Working Paper: Relatedness and Performance: A Reexamination of the Diversification-Performance Link (1993)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.26609

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