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| Author: | Vermeulen, F. Barkema, H. |
| Title: | Learning through acquisitions |
| Journal: | Academy of Management Journal
2001 : JUN, VOL. 44:3, p. 457-476 |
| Index terms: | KNOWLEDGE LEARNING MERGERS |
| Freeterms: | COMPANY EXPANSION |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Research on acquisitions has typically focused on acquisitions per se, examining issues such as performance and implementation problems. This study moves beyond that perspective and studies the influence on a firm's later expansions. The authors argue that exploitation of a firm's knowledge base through "greenfields" eventually makes a firm simple and inert. In contrast, acquisitions may broaden a firm's knowledge base and decrease inertia, enhancing the viability of its later ventures. |
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