...Nitin Pangarkar; Natasha Pangarkar Purpose This study aims to propose a framework to help firms craft value-creating strategies for multiple stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The study uses an inductive methodology based on analysing strategies for two exemplar companies, namely...

.... The inductive methodology is used to derive a generalizable framework about the key factors impacting the performance of the acquired firm. Findings This study finds that the acquired firm’s performance is better when the environment is munificent and the acquirer uses an appropriate level of integration...