Erklärungsansätze und Motive der M&A-Aktivität -- Anwendung der ressourcenbasierten Ansätze auf den M&A-Kontext -- Das technologische Motiv der M&A-Aktivität in der Pharmaindustrie -- Implikationen für die Managementpraxis und Forschung.

"Since their explosion in the mid-1990s, mergers and acquisitions (MAs) have turned into a global phenomenon with a growing amount of cross-border deals. A large number of theoretical and empirical studies focus on cross-border deals from several perspectives, such as motives, strategic issues,...