dependence reducing merger and acquisition patterns provides an important cornerstone of resource dependency theory and a basis … of our present knowledge of the aggregate industry-level merger and acquisition patterns. However, due to the predominant … focus on inter-industry merger and acquisition patterns in earlier research, much less is known as to whether the same logic …

-- Introduction -- The Role of Thriving and Training in Merger Success: An Integrative Learning Perspective -- Introduction … Entering an Em... -- Literature Review and Theory Development -- Acquisition Versus JV -- Political Regimes and Entry Modes …