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FACTORS AND MOTIVES FOR THE SPIN-OFF PROCESS

https://doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2013-1-99-102

Abstract

This article is about the factors that encourage managers to use spin offs as a restructuring tool, and about the main motives of spin-off transactions. Attention is focused on the nature of spin-offs. There is a classification of the driving factors of spin-offs from the theoretical viewpoint and the degree of this question elaboration in economic literature. Four factors are marked: industrial, life cycle, company size and support of the parent company. The basic spin-off motives are pointed in this article.

About the Authors

Igor B. Khmelev
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
Russian Federation


Sergei V. Kruglov
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
Russian Federation


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Khmelev I.B., Kruglov S.V. FACTORS AND MOTIVES FOR THE SPIN-OFF PROCESS. Statistics and Economics. 2013;(1):99-102. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2500-3925-2013-1-99-102

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