Resource-Based Theory and Corporate Diversification: Accomplishments and Opportunities

• Main Authors: WAN, William P., HOSKISSON, Robert E., SHORT, Jeremy C., YIU, Daphne W.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: resource-based theory; corporate diversification; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7335; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8334/viewcontent/WanHoskissonShortYiuJOM2011_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Corporate diversification, a major strategic management research topic, has been influenced significantly by resource-based theory. In this review, the authors make two main contributions to this literature. First, they discuss the historical development of corporate diversification research employi...