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R&D Resources in Multibusiness Firms
Measuring Relatedness
ISBN/EAN: 9783639407280
Umbreit-Nr.: 3616412
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 188 S.
Format in cm: 1.2 x 22 x 15
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 11.05.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
- Zusatztext
- Revision with unchanged content. Almost half a century of diversification research supports the suggestion that related resources lead to a superior performance of multibusiness firms. Nonetheless no direct measurement concept on a complete resource base of a single business function exists up to now. This book is focusing on this gap and the understanding of R&D. Besides the core question of relatedness there are two main hypotheses developed: Is relatedness similar to the potential synergies of a resource which is tested to be significantly true while knowledge based resources are tested not to be more important for the success of R&D than others. The results suggest that three resources are most important in terms of relatedness. These are analysed and categorised on a more detailed sub-level to identify the related resources of R&D units but also to highlight the degree of relatedness within these resources. The measure is able to offer one overall relatedness value that shows to what degree R&D departments within a multibusiness firm are related. Hence this book offers interesting implications for oncoming studies on measuring relatedness, as it does for practitioners who want to measure the relatedness of R&D.
- Autorenportrait
- David Gerstner graduated in economics at Hull University. He continued his studies ofbusiness administration at theuniversity of Erlangen Nuremberg. Christoph Bäumel graduated in economics at Hull University.He continued his studies of business administration at the university of Erlangen Nuremberg.