The relationship between business diversification and productivity: considering the impact of process innovation at different corporate life cycles
This paper investigates the link between a firm's process innovation (PI) and its segment productivity at different life cycles. The results show that business diversification is negatively associated with a firm's productivity, and further reveal that a firm's PI moderates the above...
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Published in | Technology analysis & strategic management Vol. 28; no. 7; pp. 827 - 840 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Abingdon
Routledge
08.08.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | This paper investigates the link between a firm's process innovation (PI) and its segment productivity at different life cycles. The results show that business diversification is negatively associated with a firm's productivity, and further reveal that a firm's PI moderates the above relationship. In addition, the corporate life cycle literature builds blocks for this study to explain that the involvement of administrative costs varies across life cycles when diversified firms get mature and bigger. Our empirical evidence indicates that the potential costs of a complex organisational structure contingent on business diversification at a firm's mature life cycle could be alleviated by the conduct of process innovation. As process innovation at different life cycles may alter managerial incentive that leads to different firm performance, the managerial implication is that diversified firms should appropriately engage in process innovation to prevent unfavourable liability from the development of their businesses. |
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ISSN: | 0953-7325 1465-3990 |
DOI: | 10.1080/09537325.2016.1158405 |