RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CORPORATE LEVEL DISTINCTIVE COMPETENCES, DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE Academic Article

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. Copyright 1986, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

authors

• Ireland, Robert

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

author list (cited authors)

• HITT, M. A., & IRELAND, R. D.

citation count

• 144

complete list of authors

• HITT, MA||IRELAND, RD

publication date

• January 1986

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Management Studies  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00425.x

start page

• 401

end page

• 416

volume

• 23

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.1986.tb00425.x