Abstract
Historically, acquisition scholars and practitioners have adopted a choice perspective which portrays the corporate executive analyzing acquisition opportunities as a rational decision maker. This paper suggests that the choice perspective be supplemented with a process perspective which recognizes the acquisition process itself as a potentially important determinant of activities and outcomes. A series of research propositions is offered suggesting how four impediments present in the process itself might affect acquisition outcomes.
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Perspective (graphical)Process (computing)BusinessProcess managementOrganizational cultureManagementSociologyComputer scienceEconomicsArtificial intelligence
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- 1986
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- article
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 145-163
- Citations
- 982
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David B. Jemison,
Sim B. Sitkin
(1986).
Corporate Acquisitions: A Process Perspective.
Academy of Management Review
, 11
(1)
, 145-163.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1986.4282648
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- DOI
- 10.5465/amr.1986.4282648