Do early birds get the returns? An empirical investigation of early-mover advantages in acquisitions

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 563-585

  Carow, Kenneth ^a   Heron, Randall ^a   Saxton, Todd ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; First mover advantage; Market returns; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIFFUSION; FINANCE; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACQUISITIONS GAINS; FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE; MARKET RETURNS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2442529819     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.404     Document Type: Article

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