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Chapter 08

Markides, C.C. and Williamson, P.J. (1994). Related diversification, core competencies and corporate performance. Strategic Management Journal, 15(Special Issue), 149–65.

Seth, A. (1990). Value creation in acquisitions: a re-examination of performance issues. Strategic Management Journal, 11(2), 99–115.

For a discussion of portfolio analysis and the growth share (BCG) matrix see:

Hedley, B. (1977). Strategy and the business portfolio. Long Range Planning, 10(1), 9–15.

For an understanding of the resource-based view and a critique of portfolio analysis with its focus upon strategic business units (SBUs), see the influential article by:

Prahalad, C.K. and Hamel, G. (1990). The core competence of the corporation. Harvard Business Review, 68(3), 79–91.

For a corporate parenting approach to corporate strategy which argues that a parent company should ensure that the value it creates from its businesses is more than could be achieved by a rival organization, see:

Goold, M., Campbell, A., and Alexander, M. (1994). Corporate Level Strategy: Creating Value in the Multibusiness Company. Wiley, New York.