Disentangling the performance effects of efficiency and bargaining power in horizontal growth strategies: An empirical investigation in the global retail industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 745-757

  Moatti, Valérie ^a   Ren, Charlotte R ^b,c   Anand, Jaideep ^d   Dussauge, Pierre ^e  

^a ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

bargaining power; Mergers and acquisitions (M A); operating efficiency; organic growth; retail

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; SALES;

BARGAINING POWER; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; HORIZONTAL GROWTHS; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC GROWTH; PERFORMANCE EFFECT; RETAIL;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84926407188     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2244     Document Type: Article

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