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| Author: | Ollinger, M. |
| Title: | The limits of growth of the multidivisional firm: a case study of the US oil industry from 1930-90 |
| Journal: | Strategic Management Journal
1994 : SEP, VOL. 15:7, p. 503-520 |
| Index terms: | COMPANIES USA OIL INDUSTRY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the scope of the multidivisional firm is limited by the transferability of firm-specific skills and the efficiency of capital markets. Support comes from a case study of nineteen oil companies over the 1930-90 period. Some scholars believe that firms grow by transferring inimitable marketing, production and research skills from one line of business to another line. |
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