Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address two research questions. First: what causes an small and medium enterprises (SME) to engage in a merger with a multinational group and thereby change its relationships and to start functioning in a hierarchical structure which may be viewed as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study how actors in a network for regional development perceive the network by addressing the questions of what characterizes a network for regional development and why the actors participate in such a network. Design/methodology/approach – The study...

Research on corporate divestitures lacks a systematic understanding of how the divestiture process influences divestiture outcomes. This study reviews the relevant literature and offers conceptual insights into decision making, a fundamental aspect of the process, in the context of corporate...