Technological similarity, post-acquisition R&D reorganization, and innovation performance in horizontal acquisitions

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1039-1054

  Colombo, Massimo G ^a   Rabbiosi, Larissa ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disruptions of R D personnel; Horizontal acquisitions; Post acquisition innovation performance; Post acquisition R D reorganization; R D productivity; Technological similarity

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PRODUCTIVITY;

INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL SIMILARITY; THEORETICAL MODELING; TOP MANAGERS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 84899951185     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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