This paper examines the impact of coordination costs and organizational rigidity on the returns to diversification. The … central thesis is that coordination costs offset economies of scope, while organizational rigidity increases coordination … costs, further constraining economies of scope. The empirical tests of this proposition identify the effects of coordination …

understanding the benefits and costs of alternative institutional arrangements; abandoning these tools will push management theory …

While the traditional banking theory and portfolio theory favour diversification strategy for better performance the … between sectoral loan diversification and the banks' performance. This paper empirically investigates the relationship between … the sectoral diversification and the performance of Sri Lankan domestic licensed commercial banks over the period of 2008 …

private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The …