Effect of corporate diversification on firm value and performance in New Zealand
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Bate, A. J. (2006, February). Effect of corporate diversification on firm value and performance in New Zealand (Thesis). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1365
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Abstract:
This study finds that diversified firms in New Zealand are of lower value and perform more poorly than undiversified firms, using a sample from 1993-2005. Furthermore, the lower value of diversified firms cannot be explained by their poorer performance or by agency conflicts. However,there is no evidence that supports diversified firms being of lower value or performing poorly in comparison to undiversified firms, once the endogeneity of diversification is controlled for. These findings suggest that while diversified firms are associated with lower value and poorperformance, diversification itself is not the cause.
Date:
2006-02
Degree Discipline:
Finance and Quantitative Analysis
Pages:
48
Keywords:
corporate diversification; firm value; firm performance; diversification discount; diversification; endogeneity; New Zealand; fixed effects; excess value
Research Type:
Thesis
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