Managing Business Portfolio Effectively : On the Explanatory Power of the Parenting Advantage Concept

This dissertation fundamentally investigates the ability and explanatory power of the parenting advantage concept to effectively manage business portfolios. It contributes to a largely ignored field of corporate strategy research: namely, the parenting role and value-added strategies of corporate headquarters.

Exploring Parenting Advantage.- Analyzing Parenting Advantage.- Operationalizing Parenting Advantage.- Identifying and Evaluating Parenting Strategies.- Do Parenting Strategies Pay Off for Private Equity Firms?.

Dr. Matthias Krühler completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michael Nippa at the Chair of Management, Leadership and Human Resources, Technical University of Freiberg. He is a Project Leader and member of the Corporate Development practice area of a global management consulting company.