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There are significant differences between the diversification behavior of investor-owned enterprises and cooperatives ({PAMVan Oijen and Hendrikse 2002}). However, the origin of these differences is not well understood. The impact of the orientation of decision-makers on the evolution of the diversification portfolio is analyzed with agent-based simulations.
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Hendrikse, G., Smit, R., de la Vieter, M. (2007). Orientation in Diversification Behavior of Cooperatives: An Agent-Based Approach. In: Cliquet, G., Tuunanen, M., Hendrikse, G., Windsperger, J. (eds) Economics and Management of Networks. Contributions to Management Science. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1758-4_19
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