Institutional Environments and Diversification Strategy of Emerging Market Firms

This Paper develops an institutionalist analytical framework to explain diversification strategies of East Asian firms, using the concepts of market uncertainty and industry maturity. The highly diversified structure of East Asian firms is primarily due to demand shift caused by rapid income growth,...

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Published in:Journal of interdisciplinary economics 2000-04, Vol.11 (2), p.165-185
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