Ecosystem Acquisitions: Integrating External Perspectives on Acquisition Environments

Svante Schriber and Olimpia Meglio ()
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Svante Schriber: Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
Olimpia Meglio: University of Naples Federico II

A chapter in Navigating Stakeholder Dynamics Surrounding Acquisitions, 2026, pp 223-243 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We analyze acquisition effects at an ecosystem level, reflecting growing interest in how a firm’s relations with its environment change following an acquisition. Research often takes either a stakeholder perspective, or a competitive dynamics perspective. The former considers the interests of groups and organizations impacted by an acquisition that would generally prefer success, and the latter focuses on contested external relations. We bridge these perspectives using ecosystems that view a firm’s environment as simultaneously benevolent and competitive. The result offers an integration of a wide range of actors with spanning symbiotic, coopetitive, and competitive relationships. In summarizing the competitive effects from acquisitions and on an acquiring firm, we propose the term ecosystem acquisitions to show how overlooked effects are likely more important than research currently recognizes. We contribute to several streams of research and offer implications for practitioners.

Keywords: Acquisitions; Competitive dynamics; Ecosystems; Performance; Ecosystem acquisitions; Stakeholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03199-0_10

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