This article reviews the strategic delegation literature and provides a theoretical framework
that integrates this perspective into management research. The strategic delegation …

This paper provides an overview of some of the recent developments in the assessment of
network vulnerability and robustness through appropriate tools that assist in the …

We examine how a downstream merger affects input prices and, in turn, the profitability of a
such a merger under Cournot competition with differentiated products. Input suppliers can …

We consider the impact of horizontal mergers in the presence of free entry and exit. In
contrast to much of the previous literature on mergers, our model yields predictions that …

Both M&A and innovation are instruments for growth and competitive advantage. Therefore
they are fundamental to each firm? s competitive strategy. Usually, both instruments have …

In his bookStrategies of Commitment, Nobel Prize winner Thomas Schelling discusses
several examples of the functioning of commitment strategies and their importance …

Horizontal mergers are often driven by the desire to exploit R&D complementarities. We
investigate the positive features of such a merger when oligopolists compete both in process …

In this chapter, the author outlines the link between organization design and competitive
strategy, focusing on rivalry. A firm's organization design choices can affect its competitive …

This paper examines the consequences of a Stackelberg leader merging with followers
when costs are convex. Such mergers are always profitable for the participants, and the …

The immediate and most dramatic way for a company to expand its size and influence
market structure is to purchase another company. Historical examples abound. In the late …