Since the publication of Organization Science's 1999 Special Issue on complexity theory, researchers have applied this paradigm to various organizational phenomena. In this paper, we examine post-merger and acquisition (M&A) executive turnover from a Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) perspective....

Mergers and acquisitions are often motivated by the intention of creating value from intangible assets. We develop a novel word list of intangibles and apply it to takeover announcements. Deals presented with more “intangibles talk” complete more quickly. However, the value of these deals to...

We study the interaction of customer capital and productivity through brand reallocation across firms. We develop a firm dynamics model with brands as transferable customer capital, heterogeneous firm productivity, and variable markups. We study the matching process between transferable brand...