This dissertation investigates the determinants of the magnitude of firm search investments, boundaries of search, and search decisions under uncertainty. It consists of three studies, each of which examines a different dimension of organizational search based on comparative theoretical...

This dissertation consists of three related studies that explore the effects of performance feedback on the timing of acquisitions, the direction of diversification, and the resulting acquirer returns. The first study investigates behavioral explanations for the timing of corporate acquisitions....

Joint ventures (JVs) and other alliances have become increasingly common instruments of firms' international and corporate strategies during the 1980s and 1990s. These hybrid organizational forms are also unstable, short-lived, and complex to manage. An expansive yet fragmented body of research...