TY - UNPD A1 - Hutzschenreuter, Thomas A1 - Siggelkow, Nicolaj A1 - Günther, Fabian T1 - Clustering as a pattern of expansion within and across industries N2 - The paper analyzes firms' expansion paths within and across industries and specifically different patterns along these paths. Using a procedure previously applied in statistical process control and employing longitudinal data on the expansion of 91 German firms, we analyzed firms' clustering behavior regarding different characteristics. Results reveal that expansion is a heterogeneous process: the clustering behavior along the expansion path does not only differ between firms, but also within one firm regarding different characteristics of its expansion path. T3 - WHU-Forschungspapier - 120 KW - Deutschland KW - Germany KW - Unternehmenswachstum KW - Corporate growth KW - Cluster-Analyse KW - Cluster analysis Y1 - 2018 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-whu/frontdoor/index/index/docId/654 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:992-opus4-6541 PB - WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management CY - Vallendar ER -