Although mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a common strategy to reduce costs and
pursue growth, the variance in returns from M&A is very high. This research examines how …

As product markets mature, firms are increasingly offering industrial services, in order to
differentiate themselves and remain competitive. The general strategic view emerging from …

Abstract Knowledge is a vital source of competitive advantage and renewal for
contemporary organizations. However, to date, few studies have scrutinized how mergers …

A majority of mergers and acquisitions are horizontal, combining companies within the same
industry. They are most frequently motivated by a desire to achieve revenue and profit …

A merger or acquisition may cause dramatic changes in a business network, which in turn
affect managerial cognition as well as managerial activities. We use the concepts of 'network …

While policy makers link the recent increase of M&A activity in Europe to the benefits of
European legislation and European institutions to create a fertile ground for acquisitions in …

Customer retention, in most cases, is regarded as an indicator of acquisition performance,
but factors influencing it have rarely been studied in the serial acquirer context. As a …

Through a longitudinal, qualitative study, we explore how preexisting embedded
relationships shape boundary-spanning actions in the postacquisition integration process …

Competition and cooperation are two fundamental market processes and are often viewed
as independent opposites. However, there is evidence that they are interdependent, and this …

Acquisition research is intensely concerned with how acquisitions affect economic value,
primarily looking at shareholder value, while overlooking or ascribing other values a …