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Evolutionary diffusion: internal and external methods used to acquire encompassing, complementary, and incremental technological changes in the lithotripsy industry

Nagarajan, Anuradha; Mitchell, Will - 1998

&D. Our theory draws on perspectives that emphasize the need to develop new competencies within a business organization and to …

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Path-dependent and path-breaking change: reconfiguring business resources following acquisitions in the U.S. medical sector, 1978–1995

Karim, Samina; Mitchell, Will - 2000

This paper studies how firms use acquisitions to achieve long-term business reconfiguration. We base the study in a … routine-based perspective on business dynamics. We develop and test hypotheses concerning the relative extent of change by … between 1978 and 1995. We find that acquisitions play a major role in business reconfiguration, offering opportunities for …

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The rise of human service chains: antecedents to acquisitions and their effects on the quality of care in US nursing homes

Banaszak-Holl, Jane; Berta, Whitney B.; Bowman, Dilys M.; … - 2002

This paper studies acquisitions of nursing home facilities by chains. We first test alternative ‘cream-skimming’ and ‘turn-around’ arguments concerning nursing home acquisitions. We then consider post-acquisition changes in nursing home health performance, differentiating effects of the...

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Structural homophily or social asymmetry? The formation of alliances by poorly embedded firms

Ahuja, Gautam; Polidoro, Francisco; Mitchell, Will - 2009

Recent research shows that preexisting network structure constrains the formation of new interorganizational alliances. Firms that are poorly embedded in a network structure are less likely than richly embedded firms to form alliances, because they lack informational and reputational benefits....

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Understanding Project Champions’ Ability to Gain Intra-Organizational Commitment for Environmental Projects

Gattiker, Thomas F.; Carter, Craig R. - 2010

A key enabler of environmental projects is the ability of the project champion to gain commitment to the project from other stakeholders in his or her organization. This paper develops a model of commitment-gaining success that is based on intra-organizational influence theory. The model also...

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Modeling XBRL Using UML: Improving Semantics For Financial Analysis

Sugumaran, Vijayan; Callaghan, Joseph; Savage, Arline - 2002

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), a financial accounting application of XML, provides a taxonomy for …

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An Investigation of Real Estate Investment Decision-Making Practices

Farragher, Edward J.; Savage, Arline - 2008

This survey investigation reports on the investment decision-making processes used by equity investors in real estate. The survey covers the entire investment decision-making process, from setting strategy to auditing operating performance. Respondents identify the most important stages of the...

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Rethinking AIS: An Innovative Financial Information Systems Curriculum

Callaghan, Joseph; Savage, Arline; Peacock, Eileen - 2003

financial information in the development of business information systems, and discusses the problems we experienced in … information and internal controls into business information systems. Our cross-disciplinary approach expands the horizons of our …

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Financial Analysts and Enron: Asleep at the Wheel?

Savage, Arline; Miree, Cynthia - 2003

We attempt to replicate the duties of financial analysts by performing accounting and financial analyses for Enron, using information contained in the firm's Security and Exchange Commission filings and in annual and quarterly reports that were available to analysts prior to the firm's collapse....

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Augmenting XBRL Using UML: Improving Financial Analysis

Callaghan, Joseph H.; Savage, Arline; Sugumaran, Vijayan - 2002

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), a financial accounting application of XML, provides a taxonomy for …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009485718