Resource allocation in divestments of high-technology businesses: a process perspective
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Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES IV
LIST OF TABLES VI
ABSTRACT 1
1 INTRODUCTION 3
2 LITERATURE REVIEW 12
2.1 Extant Research on Firm Divestments 12
2.1.1 Strategy oriented Divestment Research 16
2.1.2 Finance oriented Divestment Literature 29
2.2 Research Gaps in Divestment Literature: A Process Perspective 41
2.2.1 Embeddedness: Firm Level vs. Resource Level Analyses 44
2.2.2 Interaction of Actors, Actions and Context 50
2.2.3 Temporal Interconnectedness 59
2.2.4 Linking Process Analysis to Outcome 61
3 METHODOLOGY 70
3.1 Research Paradigm 70
3.2 Research Design 71
3.3 Research Setting 74
3.4 Data Collection 89
3.5 Data Analysis 96
3.5.1 Visual Mapping and Narrative Strategy 100
3.5.2 Quantification Strategy 101
3.5.3 Temporal Bracketing Strategy 102
3.5.4 Grounded (Theory) Strategy 103
ii ^ 3.5.5 Alternate Templates Strategy 104
4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 109
4.1 Findings from Quantification and Temporal Bracketing Strategy.. 112
4.1.1 Vertical Analysis of Resource Allocation Patterns: Multi level
Analysis of Strategic Dissonance 115
4.1.1.1 Analysis: Strategic Dissonance on a Firm Level (Pre Divestment
Announcement) 118
4.1.1.2 Analysis: Strategic Dissonance on a Firm Level (Post Divestment
Announcement) 126
4.1.1.3 Analysis: Strategic Dissonance on the Managerial Level 136
4.1.1.4 Analysis: Strategic Dissonance in the Divested Electronic
Elements Group (Pre Divestment Announcement) 142
4.1.1.5 Analysis: Performance Impact of Resource Allocation
Consistency 145
4.1.2 Horizontal Resource Allocation Analysis: Nature and
Development of Resource Allocation Patterns on Unit Level... 152
4.1.2.1 Analysis: Resource Interconnectedness of Divested Units 154
4.1.2.2 Analysis: Distribution of Resource Allocation Actions 165
4.1.2.3 Analysis: Redistribution of Resource Allocation Actions 175
4.1.2.4 Analysis: Financial Resource Slack as an Intermediate Outcome
Measure of Divestment Success 184
4.1.3 Assessment of Findings from Quantification and Temporal
Bracketing Strategy from a Process Perspective 190
4.2 Findings from Grounded Strategy 201
4.2.1 External Context Factors 203
4.2.2 Internal Context Factors 211
4.2.3 Key Managerial Actions in the Divestment Process 219
4.2.3.1 External and Internal Aligning 219
4.2.3.2 Disengagement of the Resource Portfolio 225
4.2.4 Consolidation of Key Managerial Actions: A Tentative Model 237
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4.2.5 Assessment of Findings from Grounded Strategy from a Process
Perspective 239
4.3 Findings from Alternate Template Strategy 250
4.3.1 Core Managerial Actions in Burgelman s (1994, 1996) Model of
SBE 251
4.3.2 Comparison of the Two Models 252
4.3.3 Assessment of the Differences between the Two Models from a
Process Perspective 261
4.4 Synthesis of Results 265
4.4.1 Synthesis of Findings Generated in Response to the Study s Major
Research Question and its Sub Questions 268
4.4.2 Synthesis of Findings Generated in Response to Resource Related
Gaps in Divestment Research 276
5 CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY TO THEORY AND
PRACTICE 288
6 LIMITATIONS 294
7 DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 300
APPENDIX 304
REFERENCES 338
iv List of Figures
Figure 1: Structure of the Study 11
Figure 2: Resource Allocation as a Black Box Following Johnson (1996: 441) 42
Figure 3: Burgelman s (1996: 197) Model of SBE 65
Figure 4: Resource Allocation Database 90
Figure 5: Resource Allocation Description Example 91
Figure 6: Thorngate Triangle 97
Figure 7: Bitmap 101
Figure 8: Maxqdata for Qualitative Analysis 104
Figure 9: The Process of Theory Building following Christensen et al. (2003: 5).... 108
Figure 10: Structure of Results and Discussion Section 110
Figure 11: Integration of Quantification and Temporal Bracketing Strategy 112
Figure 12: Structure and Selection of Quantified Resource Analysis 114
Figure 13: Structure of Vertical Resource Allocation Analysis 117
Figure 14: Focus of Analysis 4.1.1.1 and 4.1.1.2 119
Figure 15: Development of Strategic Dissonance 1993 1998 rated against CC1 120
Figure 16: Development of Strategic Dissonance 1993 1998 rated against CC2 120
Figure 17: Resource Allocation and Ex Post Rationalization (CC1) 123
Figure 18: Resource Allocation and Ex Post Rationalization (CC2) 123
Figure 19: Development of Resource Allocation Consistency Post Divestment
Announcement 127
Figure 20: Development of Efficiency Ratios (1999 2003) Relative to 1998 129
Figure 21: Focus of Analysis 4.1.1.3 137
Figure 22: Strategic Dissonance on Corporate and Divisional Level 138
Figure 23: Focus of Analysis 4.1.1.4 143
Figure 24: Level of Strategic Dissonance in the Electronic Elements Group 144
Figure 25: Performance Implication of Resource Allocation Consistency 145
Figure 26: Relationship between Absolute Performance and Consistency (1993 1998)
147
Figure 27: Relationship between Absolute Performance and Consistency (1998 2002)
148
Figure 28: Structure of Horizontal Resource Allocation Analysis 153
Figure 29: Focus of Analysis 4.1.2.1 155
Figure 30: Intersegment Sales of Electronic Elements Group 1994 1999 158
Figure 31: Regional Concentration of Resource Allocation Activity in the Groups.. 158
Figure 32: Focus of Analysis 4.1.2.2 165
Figure 33: Resource Allocation Action Profiles Groups 1 4 (1993 1998) 167
Figure 34: Resource Allocation Action Profiles Groups 5 7 (1993 1998) 167
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Figure 35: Development of Capital Expenditure and Income in Electronic Elements
Group 173
Figure 36: Expenditure Income Growth Development (1995 1998) in Electronic
Elements Group 174
Figure 37: Redistribution of Resource Allocation Actions 176
Figure 38: Resource Allocation Action Profiles Post Divestment (1998 2002) 177
Figure 39: Distribution Change in Individual Types of Resource Allocation Action 180
Figure 40: Overview of Findings from Quantification and Temporal Bracketing
Strategy 190
Figure 41: Shortcomings in Quantification and Temporal Bracketing Strategy 196
Figure 42: Structure of Findings from Grounded Strategy 202
Figure 43: Internal Aligning of the Elements of the Structural Context 212
Figure 44: Internal and External Aligning Processes in Firm Divestments 215
Figure 45: Development of CAAR (60 days pre and post divestment announcement)
222
Figure 46: Intersegment Sales of the Electronic Elements Units 1994 1999 228
Figure 47: Exit Modes and their Varying Degrees of Resource Retention 235
Figure 48: Flow of Key Actions in TechCo s Divestments 237
Figure 49: Overview of Integrated Findings from the Three Sensemaking Strategies
240
Figure 50: Integration of Grounded and Alternate Templates Strategy 250
Figure 51: Key Managerial Activities in Burgelman s (1996: 198) Process Model of
SBE 251
Figure 52: Integration of Quantification and Grounded Strategy Findings 265
Figure 53: Interplay of Sensemaking Strategies 266
Figure 54: Research Cycle 267
Figure 55: Pillars of the Efficiency Program 317
vi List of Tables
Table 1: Deduction of the Study s Sub Questions along the Criteria for Good Process
Research 8
Table 2: Industry specific Determinants of Divestitures 18
Table 3: Firm specific Determinants of Divestitures 23
Table 4: Hypotheses on Sources of Divestment Gains 34
Table 5: Comparison of Strategy and Finance oriented Divestment Research 40
Table 6: Arguments for and against Corporate Level Involvement in Divestments.... 55
Table 7: Framing of the Research Question 64
Table 8: Overview of the Four Divestment Initiatives 79
Table 9: Coding Tracks 92
Table 10: List of Interviewees 96
Table 11: Strategies for Analyzing Process Data (adopted and refined from Langley,
1999) 99
Table 12: Quality Assessment of the Empirical Study 106
Table 13: Overview of Primary Data Sources of Vertical Resource Allocation
Analyses 118
Table 14: Variability in Strategic Consistency (1993 2002) 128
Table 15: Development of Efficiency Ratios Relative to 1998 129
Table 16: Relative Level of Inconsistency of Individual Resource Types 132
Table 17: 5Y Average Level of Consistency: Investment vs. Other Resource
Allocation Decisions 133
Table 18: Resource Allocation Consistency Performance Relationships 147
Table 19: Resource Allocation Data underlying Analysis 4.2.1 154
Table 20: Categorization of Countries 157
Table 21: Geographic Segment Review (all groups) (Source: Thompson One Banker)
159
Table 22: Clustering of Resource Allocation Action Types 166
Table 23: Measures of Internal Allocation Practices (1995 1998) 169
Table 24: Sample Expansionary Incidents Pre Divestment Announcement 170
Table 25: Groups Development of Expansion Activity 179
Table 26: Selected Group Ratios (Source: Thompson One Banker) 182
Table 27: Development of Financial Resource Slack 186
Table 28: Overview of Anomalies from Quantification and Temporal Bracketing
Strategy 195
Table 29: Propositions Emerging from Quantification and Temporal Bracketing
Strategy 200
Table 30: Quotes on External Context Factors 204
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Table 31: Revised and New Propositions Resulting from an Integration of 4.1 and 4.2
219
Table 32: Propositions Emerging from Quantification and Grounded Strategy 249
Table 33: Comparison of Key Managerial Actions 254
Table 34: Structure of the Discussion of Key Actions 255
Table 35: Synthesis of Anomalous Findings Uncovered by the Given Study 275
Table 36: Underpinnings of the Research Question 277
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