Exploring firm characteristics that differentiate leaders from followers in industry merger waves: A competitive dynamics perspective

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1037-1052

  Haleblian, Jerayr ^a   McNamara, Gerry ^b   Kolev, Kalin ^b   Dykes, Bernadine J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

awareness motivation capability; competitive dynamics; merger waves

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS-MOTIVATION-CAPABILITY; COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS; RESOURCE BASE; STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC ORIENTATION;

DYNAMICS; MERGING; MOTIVATION;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 84863630756     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1961     Document Type: Article

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