This paper examines several dimensions of the relationship between diversification and performance. Specifically, we investigate the link between related and unrelated diversification and performance. We also study the effect of the potential redeployment of ‘plastic' assets on unrelated...

In this paper we investigate the link between corporate diversification relatedness and economic performance, through the resource plasticity channel. To investigate this, we estimate a dynamic panel on a data set of 2,396 diversified firms from the euro area over the 2010-2017 period. Our...

Purpose This study aims to examine the role of financial inclusion and institutional factors such as corruption and the rule of law (RL) on the credit risk and stability of banks. Design/methodology/approach The study considers a sample of 61 developing countries and uses very robust estimation...