Corporate parenting advantage: Conceptual, methodological, and empirical considerations

The pioneering work of Campbell et al. (1995a) presented four ways a corporate parent either creates or destroys value for the companies it owns. They are (a) stand alone, (b) linkage, (c) central functions and services, (d) development. Despite widespread acceptance concept parenting advantage, empirical research remains scarce. Examining methodological issues, this describes development an instrument to measure strategies. An exploratory factor analysis yielded six distinct factors, accounting 74.11% variance. results partially validated priori classification scheme. A few factors partly reflected measurement items (variables) gleaned from basic represented by hybrid different paper concluded that original conceptualizations strategies need be better scrutinized further refinement operational definitions is also necessary.