This paper focuses on the relationship between incentive asymmetries and some potentially undesirable outcomes along the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process which could potentially destroy the shareholder value of the merged corporate entity. Incentive asymmetries are seen as belonging to the...

This article introduces a new metaphor for strategic management, namely, that of the strategy river. In comparison with the frequently used concept of path-dependency, the strategy river emphasizes time and timing, co-evolutionary interplay between strategies and institutional environments,...