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Diversification and Corporate Governance

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Hendrikse, G.W.J.
Oijen, A.A.C.J. van (Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), RSM Erasmus University)
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This article addresses the impact of governance structure on diversification behavior. Hypotheses are developed regarding the differences in diversification strategy of cooperatives and stock listed companies. The analysis shows that stock listed companies are more diversified than cooperatives, related as well as unrelated.

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Paper provided by Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. in its series Research Paper with number ERS-2002-48-ORG Revision_Date: 2009-07-29.

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Keywords: governance structure; cooperatives; stock listed companies; diversification;

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