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Feature Article: A Resource‐Based Perspective on Business Strategies of Newly Founded Subsidiaries: The Case of German Pensionsfonds

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  • Thomas R. Berry‐Stölzle
  • Muhammed Altuntas

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Diversification by firms into unfamiliar areas of business is achieved either by acquisition of an existing business in the destination industry or a greenfield start‐up. This article focuses on the business strategy of greenfield start‐ups. We theorize and find that firms entering a market by establishing a new subsidiary rely solely on their own preexisting internal resources, making it favorable to align the business strategy of the start‐up with the firm's value‐generating competencies. Our empirical results, which are based on a sample of German Pensionsfonds and their parent companies, are consistent with the view that the business strategy choice of a newly founded subsidiary is substantially directed by the internal resources and competencies of the parent firm.

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  • Thomas R. Berry‐Stölzle & Muhammed Altuntas, 2010. "Feature Article: A Resource‐Based Perspective on Business Strategies of Newly Founded Subsidiaries: The Case of German Pensionsfonds," Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 13(2), pages 173-193, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rmgtin:v:13:y:2010:i:2:p:173-193
    DOI: j.1540-6296.2010.01183.x
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