An empirical study of the performance of South African conglomerates

Existant financial theory is unable to explain whether on aggregate conglomeration is beneficial to either individual shareholders or to the economy. Both advantages and disadvantages can be listed for the conglomeration process and it is thus an empirical question as to whether or not shareholders...

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Main Authors: J. F. Affleck-Graves, G. H. Burt, J. M. Cleasby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1989-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Business Management
Online Access:https://sajbm.org/index.php/sajbm/article/view/932