Abstract
A study examined the relationships among international diversity, product diversity, and firm performance. For a sample of large American industrial multinational enterprises (MNE), 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.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1996
Publisher Statement
Copyright Academy of Management Feb 1996
Recommended Citation
Tallman, Stephen and Jiatao Li. , "Effects of International Diversity and Product Diversity on the Performance of Multinational Firms," Academy of Management Journal 39, no. 1 (1996): 179.
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Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, International Business Commons
