Do Institutions Really Matter for the Relationship Between Diversification and Performance?: A Meta-Analytical Approach

Phillip Christopher Nell; Marc van Essen; Dominik Wagner; Joern Block; Ettore Spadafora

Do Institutions Really Matter for the Relationship Between Diversification and Performance? A Meta-Analytical Approach

Phillip Christopher Nell, Marc van Essen, Dominik Wagner, Joern Block, Ettore Spadafora

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Abstract

Scholars have tried to explain different diversification patterns in different parts of the world through an institutions-based view of firm scope. This view’s claim is that the institutional context moderates the relationship between diversification and performance in such a way that diversification in developing and emerging markets is more profitable than in developed markets. However, empirical results are still inconclusive, it is unclear which institutional factors matter, and if institutional effects have become weaker over time. Using a meta-analytic approach based on 464 published and unpublished studies, we shed light on these issues. Our findings show that formal institutions matter more than informal ones but that their effect is becoming weaker. Thus, we contribute to the diversification literature and the institutions-based theory of firm scope.

Original language	English
Publication date	2016
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	SMS Special Conference Hong Kong: Contextualizing Strategic Management in Asia: Institutions, Innovation and Internationalization - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 10 Dec 2016 → 12 Dec 2016 https://www.strategicmanagement.net/hong-kong/overview/overview

Conference

Conference	SMS Special Conference Hong Kong
Location	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Country	Hong Kong
Period	10/12/2016 → 12/12/2016
Internet address	https://www.strategicmanagement.net/hong-kong/overview/overview

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