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Evolutionary diffusion: internal and external methods used to acquire encompassing, complementary, and incremental technological changes in the lithotripsy industry
Nagarajan, Anuradha; Mitchell, Will - 1998
&D. Our theory draws on perspectives that emphasize the need to develop new competencies within a business organization and to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476521
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Path-dependent and path-breaking change: reconfiguring business resources following acquisitions in the U.S. medical sector, 1978–1995
Karim, Samina; Mitchell, Will - 2000
This paper studies how firms use acquisitions to achieve long-term business reconfiguration. We base the study in a … routine-based perspective on business dynamics. We develop and test hypotheses concerning the relative extent of change by … between 1978 and 1995. We find that acquisitions play a major role in business reconfiguration, offering opportunities for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476524
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The rise of human service chains: antecedents to acquisitions and their effects on the quality of care in US nursing homes
Banaszak-Holl, Jane; Berta, Whitney B.; Bowman, Dilys M.; … - 2002
This paper studies acquisitions of nursing home facilities by chains. We first test alternative ‘cream-skimming’ and ‘turn-around’ arguments concerning nursing home acquisitions. We then consider post-acquisition changes in nursing home health performance, differentiating effects of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476532