Stakeholder Influences on Diversification: Implications for Shareholders and Stakeholders

• Main Authors: David, Partiban, O’Brien, Jonathan P., YOSHIKAWA, Toru, Delios, Andrew
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Corporate Finance; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2915; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3914/viewcontent/AMJ10.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The article presents the results of research into the relative influence of stakeholders and shareholders on corporate strategic planning in terms of diversification and performance, focusing on concepts such as opportunity cost and rent appropriation. An overview of related previous studies is provided, along with details of the research protocol, which involved data analysis drawn from a sample of Japanese firms and their corporate profits from the years 1990 through 2004. A distinction between transactional and relational ownership is described, which can lead to different priorities in terms of profit and growth.