Although merger and acquisitions (M&As) are acknowledged as an important means to access innovative assets and know-how, firms’ inventive output often declines in the post-M&A period. Financial, managerial and organizational constraints related to the M&A event contribute to inventive output...

Although merger and acquisitions (M&As) are acknowledged as an important means to access innovative assets and know-how, firms’ inventive output often declines in the post-M&A period. Financial, managerial and organizational constraints related to the M&A event contribute to inventive output...

The role of interfirm alliances as a mechanism forsharing technological knowledge is examined. It is hypothesized thatknowledge-sharing between alliance partners, when the exchange is in theinterest of both parties, is greater than sharing between nonallied firms.Also, the flow of knowledge...