This paper challenges the predominant view that legitimation is merely a specific phase in
merger or acquisition processes. We argue that a better understanding of postmerger …

This article explores the transformative nature of the life sciences in the context of
pharmaceutical mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances. Drawing on interviews with …

This book provides new insights into how new biology, and the emergence of" translational"
policies to drive the health bioeconomy, is reshaping the innovation ecosystem for new …

Some industrially advanced developing countries have, in the last decades, built substantial
pharmaceutical scientific and industrial capabilities. The more advanced of these countries …

Using a discourse‐analytic approach, we examine the strategizing that occurred during an
attempted acquisition in 2007/08 of R io T into by BHP B illiton. In doing so, we contribute to …

Abstract Extensive Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) research exists on how financial
constructs affect the performance of M&As. However, research is more limited when it comes …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to discuss institutional influence on customer
relationship management (CRM) practices and the restructuring of portfolios during the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of the institutional environment
on strategic networks including their cohesiveness as well as institutional entrepreneurship …

This paper examines whether the main dimensions of staffing services quality have any
effect on innovativeness. A resource‐based view of human resource management is used …

This thesis took a discourse approach to analyze BHP Billiton's failed acquisition of Rio Tinto
in 2007-08 to better understand what happens during strategizing. The research highlighted …