title: Corporate diversification: expectations and outcomes.
abstract: A review of the research concerning the diversification experience of firms in other industries shows that expectations of higher profit rates and lower risk are not entirely realistic. However, there are many ways in which the probability of financially successful diversification may be increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Clement
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States