00000cab a22000004cb4500 IPP-00000147371 IPP 20160310150514.0 160310s2009 xx d | ||r |||||eng|| eng Holding companies a structure for managing diversification Holding companies 2009 The holding company as an organization structure for managing diversification and growth of business operations in the Philippines and in other countries is discussed in this paper. It includes a discussion of: 1) the evolution of holding companies in the United States, South Korea, China and in the Philippines; 2) some advantages of forming holding companies in the Philippines and in other countries; 3) some disadvantages of forming holding companies; and 4) control issues arising from holding company-subsidiary relationships. Holding companies Diversification M-form Philippine Management Review Vol. 16 (2009), 1-12 UPD TMC Article FI