...Vincenzo Pisano; Rosario Faraci; Francesca Cabiddu; Pasquale Massimo Picone Purpose This paper aims to show the importance of introducing an integration manager (i.e. an executive position used to channel the acquiring firm’s course of action and strengthen the success of a post-acquisition...

...Gisele Mazon; Fernando Moreira-da-Silva; Manuel Portugal Ferreira; Fernando Ribeiro Serra Purpose This qualitative study, which is based on multiple cases, aims to analyze the pattern of acquisitions by Brazilian multinationals, such as Gerdau in the steel industry, Petrobrás in the oil and gas...

...Hannu Puhakka Purpose This study aims to explore the influence of accounting on trust development in the context of an acquisition negotiation process at the pre-merger stage. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a case study research method. Data have been gathered from...

...Gabriel Vouga Chueke; Felipe Mendes Borini Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of institutional distance, firm and industry characteristics on the establishment mode strategy of Brazilian multinationals – the choice between an acquisition and a greenfield investment...

...Martin Renze‐Westendorf; Dirk Schiereck; Felix Zeidler We study the wealth effects of 177 domestic and cross‐border acquisitions announced by Spanish corporations between 1990 and 2004. Our findings show that domestic transactions significantly outperform international transactions. However...

...Ángeles Montoro‐Sanchez; Marta Ortiz‐de‐Urbina‐Criado The aim of this paper is to analyze the influence of intangible assets and similarity of resources on the choice between acquisitions and joint ventures and whether it is different in domestic and European operations. In order to test...

.... Under high levels of uncertainty, dynamic capabilities are often externally oriented, involving acquisitions and alliances. However, nonunique but competitive predictions about the behavior of these capabilities arise from the evolutionary theory. We test these competitive hypotheses analyzing...

...Pablo Sánchez‐Lorda; Esteban García‐Canal We analyze how entry order in a new field influences the stock market reaction to strategic alliances and acquisitions aimed at expanding firm boundaries. We argue that alliances would be more valued by investors at the early stages of a process...