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| Author: | Allen, P. Ramlogan, R. Randles, S. |
| Title: | Complex Systems and the Merger Process |
| Journal: | Technology analysis & strategic management
2002 : SEP, VOL. 14:3, p. 315-330 |
| Index terms: | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MERGERS MANAGEMENT PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper considers how some of the generic principles that have emerged in the course of recent study and thinking around complex systems might be applied in a helpful way to the particular context of understanding the nature of the merger process. Theoretically, the paper stresses the connections between the processual and time- dependent nature of learning and knowledge acquisition and the systemic nature of socio-economic development and transformation. When carried into the substantive domain of mergers and their contribution to restructuring in the pharmaceuticals industry, the authors suggest that the complex systems approach provides a fruitful complement to alternative conceptual frameworks, albeit one which is still at an early stage of development in terms of this particular application. |
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