Mergers & Acquisitions

Why Narcissistic CEOs Take Bigger Risks When Business Is Booming

Authors from a recently published SMJ article show that firms led by more narcissistic CEOs tend to pursue more acquisitions when performance is high.

How Do Acquisitions in Digital Platforms Shape the Tech Landscape?

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “The entry-deterring effects of synergies in complementor acquisitions: Evidence from Apple’s digital platform market, the iOS app store” authored by Yongzhi (Alex)…

Can state-owned firms reduce regulatory scrutiny when acquiring U.S. firms?

U.S. regulators are notoriously suspicious of companies with ties to foreign governments merging with or acquiring local firms. The concern is that these foreign entities are being influenced by the…

SMS 44th Annual Conference Istanbul

Strategic Management of Fault Lines, Contradictions, and Divergences

Corporate Strategy Masterclass on M&As

Release date: January 24, 2023 Speakers: Laurence Capron (INSEAAD), Melissa Graebner (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Description: This session is presented and organized by the Corporate Strategy Interest Group Interest…

How Does a Partner’s Acquisition Affect the Value of the Firm’s Alliance with That Partner?

Video abstract for “How Does a Partner’s Acquisition Affect the Value of the Firm’s Alliance with That Partner?” by Dovev Lavie, Randi Lunnan, and Binh Minh T. Truong published in…

Strategic Responses to Crisis

A Virtual Special Issue edited by Matthias Wenzel, Sarah Stanske, and Marvin Lieberman Currently, the pandemic crisis is affecting the lives of people and organizations around the world. As the…