Carolin Decker Univ -Prof Dr Thomas Mellewigt Thomas Mellewigt
Foreword A diversified firm's withdrawal from a business unit (i.e. business exit) is a very - portant phenomenon in management practice. In fact, studies from the U.S. show that approximately 2,500 business units are sold each year. According to a survey of the consulting firm Accenture among 150 executives from the Fortune 1000 companies, 59 % of the persons polled are momentarily divesting at least one business unit. - though divestitures are highly relevant in practice, researchers in strategic management tend to prefer investigating the counterpart of exit, namely the acquisition of...
Foreword A diversified firm's withdrawal from a business unit (i.e. business exit) is a very - portant phenomenon in management practice. In fact, stu...