Strategic Windows: Achieving the Benefits of Speed in Acquisitions

Annette Risberg; David R. King; Olimpia Meglio

Strategic Windows: Achieving the Benefits of Speed in Acquisitions

Annette Risberg, David R. King, Olimpia Meglio

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Abstract

We examine the importance of speed and timing in acquisitions with a framework that identifies management considerations for three interrelated acquisition phases (selection, deal closure and integration) from an acquiring firm’s perspective. Using a process perspective, we pinpoint items within acquisition phases that relate to speed. In particular, we present the idea of time-bounded strategic windows in acquisitions consistent with the notion of kairòs, where opportunities appear and must be pursued at the right time for success to occur.

Original language	English
Publication date	Mar 2014
Number of pages	29
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014
Event	The 30th EGOS Colloquium 2014: Reimagining, Rethinking, Reshaping: Organizational Scholarship in Unsettled Times - Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jul 2014 → 5 Jul 2014 Conference number: 30 http://www.egosnet.org/home

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Conference	The 30th EGOS Colloquium 2014
Number	30
Location	Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	03/07/2014 → 05/07/2014
Internet address	http://www.egosnet.org/home

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