While the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on internal stakeholders has generated
considerable empirical study, comparatively little academic attention has been paid as to …

Customer retention, in most cases, is regarded as an indicator of acquisition performance,
but factors influencing it have rarely been studied in the serial acquirer context. As a …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore employees' perceptions about customers'
reactions to mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In particular, the aim is to explore how M&A in …

This paper contributes to research on inter-organizational relationship dynamics by applying
a dialectical approach. We analyze a situation where the relationship parties have divergent …

Purpose–The purpose of the paper is to discuss whether or not an acquisition changes the
network identity of an acquired firm and, if so, how. This study aims to bring new insights to …

Purpose Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) often lead to significant changes in the focal
supply networks, hence disrupting firm-level relationships. Little is known about the supply …

Despite its intuitive appeal, acquisition experience has not shown a clear benefit to
acquirers, and we argue the applicability of acquisition experience depends on goals and …

This study examines whether acquirers support targets' superior corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and/or remedy targets' greater CSR problems during the post‐merger …

The purpose of this paper is to create a conceptual model of constraints on business
relationship reactivation after bankruptcy-acquisition. Previous research has predominantly …

We present an empirical investigation into how customers and competitors respond to
merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, using data obtained from business-to-business …