whether pairs of firms merge, vis-à-vis roommate matching, and then link these factors to post-merger innovation (number of … knowledge has a positive effect on both partner selection and post-merger innovation. However, anticipated synergy from sub …-industry similarity is not realized in post-merger innovation. Further, firms overlook key sources of synergy when selecting a merger …

afterward than had occurred before the acquisition, multiplicative innovation synergies were realized ― which improved firms … post-acquisition innovation synergies that were found in this study; our measure indicated that less-broadly diversified … firms enjoyed greater multiplicative innovation synergies (as they were defined herein) than did the more …

synergy dynamics using the Norwegian innovation system as an example. The synergy among the three dimensions can be mapped as …