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An overview of three decades of mergers and acquisitions research
| dc.contributor.author | Reis, Nuno | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, Fernando | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, José | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-05T11:16:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-05T11:16:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long attracted managers’ attention and have been researched in different perspectives and using different theories. In this study we grasp the wealth of extant research in the field of M&As. We conducted a bibliometric study of 635 articles on strategic management and international business research published in 34 highly ranked management journals between 1983 and 2012. We performed citation, co-citation and factor analyses to uncover the issues examined by scholars, the main theoretical approaches and themes researched. The results show a relative shift from economic and financial approaches to knowledge-based and organizational learning perspectives in recent years. There was also an evolution from assessing the performance of firms after an M&A to seeking an understanding of what may drive synergy creation after the integration process. Furthermore we observed an increasing interest in cross-border M&As. We discuss our findings, identifying gaps and suggesting paths for future research. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2176-0756 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3503 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | 10.5585/riae.v14i2.2222 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Mergers and Acquisitions | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Corporate Takeovers | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Bibliometric Study | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Literature Review | pt_PT |
| dc.title | An overview of three decades of mergers and acquisitions research | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 71 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 14 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 51 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 2 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Reis | |
| person.givenName | Nuno | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 8E11-DEEF-E976 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-4544-0312 | |
| person.identifier.rid | A-9709-2012 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 55012738500 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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