.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Mine Ozer can be contacted at: ozerm@oneonta.edu Collaboration networks Innovation Corporate political strategy Lobbying Pharmaceuticals industry In research on firm response to environmental uncertainty, a rich literature has...

... markets. A study on the recent acquisition and mergers in the pharmaceutical industry indicates that there is consolidation in medical devices, generic and consumer health segments of the healthcare industry. Originality/value The paper studies two recent mergers which indicate that often...

... to acquisition, the R&D intensity of the combined company will increase post‐acquisition above what a merger where both parties remained autonomous would predict. Karen Ruckman can be contacted at: ruckman@sfu.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Pharmaceuticals industry Acquisitions...