A Study of Corporate Diversification and Restructuring Activities in the 1980s and 1990s Using Multiple Measures

Authors

Mahesh N. Rajan, San Jose State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Publication Title

Asia Pacific Management Review

Volume

8

Issue Number

4

First Page

545

Last Page

567

Disciplines

Business

Abstract

Using popular/common measures of diversification employed by industrial organization scholars (Jacquemin-Berry entropy measure) and strategy scholars (size of the primary business segment), this study examines the corporate diversification and restructuring activities of American firms (sample from the Fortune 250 list) in the 1980s and 1990s. There is empirical support for the widespread notion that in the 1980s and 1990s, firms underwent major restructuring efforts by divesting unrelated (unprofitable) businesses and strengthening their core business units and related segments. Additionally, the results illustrate the consistencies and discrepancies between the above measures.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mahesh N. Rajan. "A Study of Corporate Diversification and Restructuring Activities in the 1980s and 1990s Using Multiple Measures" Asia Pacific Management Review (2003): 545-567.