dc.contributor.author | Teerikangas, Satu | |
dc.contributor.author | Colman, Helene Loe | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-15T09:05:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-15T09:05:43Z | |
dc.date.created | 2020-01-22T10:50:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2020, 36 (1), 101090 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0956-5221 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2759489 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper focuses on theorizing in the study of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), a globally significant inter-organizational phenomenon. We analyze 76 qualitative papers on M&As published in leading management journals between 1966–2016. We identify five modes of theorizing in the study of M&As. We find that M&A scholars make theoretical contributions using different theoretical positioning and research design strategies. The majority of the papers offer a contribution to middle-range theorizing (i.e., the literature on M&As), while a third of the papers also contribute to higher-order, or grand theories in management. In closing, this leads us to call for a rejuvenation of middle-range theorizing in management research. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | Mergers and acquisitions | en_US |
dc.subject | Theoretical contribution | en_US |
dc.subject | Middle-range theory | en_US |
dc.subject | Phenomenon-based research | en_US |
dc.subject | Qualitative research | en_US |
dc.title | Theorizing in the qualitative study of mergers & acquisitions | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 36 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Scandinavian Journal of Management | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.scaman.2019.101090 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1779821 | |
dc.source.articlenumber | 101090 | en_US |
cristin.unitcode | 158,8,0,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for strategi og entreprenørskap | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | postprint | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |