The diversification of production
The diversification of production
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生产多元化
DOI：
10.2307/2534713
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发表时间：
1993
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
Boyan Jovanovic
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作者：
Boyan Jovanovic
今天大多数公司生产不止一种产品。从这个意义上说，他们的生产是多样化的，或者说是横向整合的。本文解决了两个问题。首先，为什么公司在过去的一个世纪里变得更加多元化？第二，为什么多元化企业比非多元化企业更注重研发？我处理这两个问题的前提是，假设一家公司通过多元化来最大化其效率。经济学家经常认为，当企业将其生产多样化时，它会获得效率收益，因为它的管理和研发投入可以在各种活动中共享：
MOST FIRMS TODAY produce more than one product. In this sense their production is diversified, or horizontally integrated. This paper addresses two questions. First, why have firms become more diversified over the past century? And second, why are diversified firms more oriented toward research and development (R&D) than nondiversified firms? I tackle these two questions under the assumption that a firm diversifies to maximize its efficiency. Economists have often argued that a firm reaps efficiency gains when it diversifies its production because its managerial and R&D inputs can be shared among its various activities:
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2.2
作者：
WILLIAMSON, OE
通讯作者：
WILLIAMSON, OE