Acquisition of corporation has always been an important activity in th U.S. and other countries. The motives for mergers have changed over time. Acquisition has become an important and quick means to gain access to technology and technological know-how. Acquisition of foreign firms has been an...

Cooperations among firms as well as enterprise networks - albeit not a new phenomenon - gain attention both in science and practice since state of the art technologies such as internet and new information- and communication-media open new dimensions of its design. Network structures and concepts...