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Management International Review
Erschienen in: Management International Review 6/2012

01.12.2012 | Research Article

International Diversification

The Impact of Ownership Structure, the Market for Corporate Control and Board Independence

verfasst von: Assoc. Prof. Antonio Majocchi, Prof. Roger Strange

Erschienen in: Management International Review | Ausgabe 6/2012

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Abstract

  • International diversification can have both benefits and costs. In this paper, we argue that a firm’s level of international diversification depends not only upon firm-specific characteristics such as its size and the industry to which it belongs, but also upon its ownership structure and the ability of its management to carry out an international strategy.
  • We test our hypotheses using a panel of Italian firms. Our findings show that a high level of family ownership has a negative effect on international diversification, but that an inactive market for corporate control negates this. We found too that when the board of a family-owned firm has a higher proportion of independent directors, international diversification is greater. We also found that similar to the family-ownership effect, a high level of state ownership results in less international diversification. Overall our results confirm that corporate governance variables affect international diversification.
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Metadaten
Titel
International Diversification
The Impact of Ownership Structure, the Market for Corporate Control and Board Independence
verfasst von
Assoc. Prof. Antonio Majocchi
Prof. Roger Strange
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2012
Verlag
SP Gabler Verlag
Erschienen in
Management International Review / Ausgabe 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0938-8249
Elektronische ISSN: 1861-8901
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-012-0148-x

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