Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) continue to be prevalent despite frequently yielding
disappointing outcomes. Postmerger integration plays a critical role in M&A success, yet …

Although narrative analysis has made significant advances in organization and
management studies, scholars have not yet unleashed its full potential. This review provides …

The distinction of macro-and microfoundations of institutions implies a multilevel
conceptualization of institutional processes. We adopt the evaluators' perspective on …

Abstract Strategy‐as‐practice (SAP) has become one of the most vibrant areas of
contemporary strategy research in the past two decades. As the field has grown significantly …

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) literature is vast, spanning over half a century of
research endeavor and drawing upon multiple disciplinary perspectives. Despite this wealth …

We make the case that there are four distinct forms of organizational values–espoused,
attributed, shared and aspirational. These partial, but related, forms encompass variation in …

The integration of acquired or merging firms is a key driver of the success or failure of
mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Over the last 30 years, a substantial body of research has …

Given the rapid expansion of narrative approaches in management and organization theory
in recent years, this paper investigates the contribution of this literature to the understanding …

This paper argues that organizational communication research, and in particular a
perspective that focuses on narrative, can contribute in important ways to understanding the …

Despite the central role of legitimacy in social and organizational life, we know little of the
subtle meaning-making processes through which organizational phenomena, such as …