Mergers & Acquisitions research: A bibliometric study of top strategy journals, 2000 - 2009

João Carvalho Santos, Manuel Ferreira (), Nuno Reis () and Fernando Serra ()

No 70, Working Papers from globADVANTAGE, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Abstract: Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are important modes through which firms undertake their domestic and international strategies. This bibliometric review examines the extant research on M&As in the top five strategic management journals during a ten years period ? from 2000 to 2009. The 90 articles identified in these top journals denote an eclectic theoretical focus with the prevalence of four theories ? resource-based view, transaction costs, agency theory and institutional theory. We present a brief analysis of the key issues in M&A research, as well as the samples and theories more commonly used. We conclude by presenting a broad discussion comprising the methods used, the research questions investigated, the type of articles, as well as limitations and avenues for future enquiry.

Keywords: mergers & acquisitions; strategic management journals, bibliometric study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M0 M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-02-24
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