Relatedness and Performance: A Reexamination of the Diversification-Performance Link

John Y. Ding and Julie Caswell (caswell@resecon.umass.edu)

No 116116, Working Papers from Regional Research Project NE-165 Private Strategies, Public Policies, and Food System Performance

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; Industrial Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 1993-12
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Journal Article: RELATEDNESS AND PERFORMANCE: A REEXAMINATION OF THE DIVERSIFICATION-PERFORMANCE LINK (1997)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.116116

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