Acquisitions, Alliances and Capabilities: New Research Directions
AOM PDW # 374
Aug 2nd, 1.30 - 4 pm
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel, Freedom H
(BPS, IM, TIM)
Panelists: Gautam Ahuja (U. of Michigan), Xavier Martin (Tilburg U.), Myles Shaver (U. of Minnesota), Giovanni Valentini (Bocconi U.), Haibin Yang (City U. of Hong Kong)
Organizers: Abhirup Chakrabarti (Queen's U.), Aseem Kaul (U. of Minnesota), Brian Wu (U. of Michigan).
This PDW seeks to explore new research questions related to acquisitions and alliances from a capabilities-based perspective. Specifically, we are interested in examining three broad topics a) the role of acquisitions and alliances in driving innovation and enabling the development of organizational capabilities; b) the capabilities and conditions that determine acquisition and alliance success; and c) the spill-overs (both negative and positive) between acquisitions and alliances and exploring new theoretical questions and empirical methods associated with these topics, especially in a multinational context. Towards this end, the PDW brings together a panel of distinguished scholars from across the world to discuss these questions both with each other and with other workshop attendees. The PDW will thus consist of a brief panel discussion followed by an interactive round table session involving the panelists and workshop participants. This PDW is open to all. Pre-registration for the workshop is encouraged (though not required)--only those who have pre-registered will be guaranteed participation in the round table session. To pre-register, please go to: https://secure.aom.org/PDWReg. In case of questions, please email the organizers at abhirup.chakrabarti@queensu.ca or akaul@umn.edu. We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia in August!
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Aseem Kaul
Assistant Professor
SME Department, Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota