Effects of international diversity and product diversity on the performance of multinational firms

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Tallman, S; Li, JT
• 署名单位: University of Hawaii System; University of Hawaii Manoa
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/256635
• 发表日期: 1996
• 页码: 179-196
• 关键词: BRITISH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY; GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATION; Competitive advantage; PROFIT PERFORMANCE; MARKETS

摘要

This study examined the relationships among international diversity, product diversity, and firm performance. For a sample of large American industrial multinational enterprises (MNEs), it showed a consistent quadratic relationship between product diversification and MNE performance but minimal performance differences across different measures of international diversity. Analysis of the interactions of international diversity and product diversity indicates a weak effect from increasing internationalization on the performance effect of product diversity.