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Mergers & acquisitions research: A bibliometric study of top strategy and international business journals, 1980–2010

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  • Ferreira, Manuel Portugal
  • Santos, João Carvalho
  • de Almeida, Martinho Isnard Ribeiro
  • Reis, Nuno Rosa

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are important modes through which firms carry out their domestic and international strategies and have been noted as the CEOs favorite strategy. As a significant field of study, M&A-research has accumulated substantial knowledge. This bibliometric study examines the extant strategy and international business literature on M&As. Methodologically, we examined a sample of 334 articles published in sixteen leading management/business journals, during a 31year period — from 1980 to 2010. The results provide a global perspective of the field, identifying the works that have had the greater impact, the intellectual interconnections among authors and works, the main research traditions, or themes, delved upon on M&A-related research. Structural and longitudinal analyses reveal the changes in the intellectual structure of the field over time. A discussion on the accumulated knowledge and future research avenues concludes this paper.

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  • Ferreira, Manuel Portugal & Santos, João Carvalho & de Almeida, Martinho Isnard Ribeiro & Reis, Nuno Rosa, 2014. "Mergers & acquisitions research: A bibliometric study of top strategy and international business journals, 1980–2010," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 67(12), pages 2550-2558.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:67:y:2014:i:12:p:2550-2558
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.03.015
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