We rely on organizational learning theory and strategic momentum research to examine the international merger and acquisition (M&A) activities of a sample of S&P 500 firms. We hypothesize that the learning associated with a firm's prior acquisition experience increases the likelihood the firm...

A considerable amount of research has investigated the linkage between top management team (TMT) characteristics and firm financial performance. Much of this research relies on demographic data. While these data are reliable and accessible, findings across studies are not consistent....

The role of top managers in shaping the performance of the firms that employthem represents a central issue to strategic management research. Indeed, a substantialamount of research has examined potential linkages between the characteristics of topmanagers and firm performance. However the...