Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/275191 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Risk and Financial Management [ISSN:] 1911-8074 [Volume:] 16 [Issue:] 2 [Article No.:] 123 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 1-11
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
Although the interdependence between the core competencies of the collaborating partners and synergy as an important consideration when companies decide to go for a merger is theoretically understood and evident, further empirical research is needed to integrate two concepts into a coherent empirical construct. The paper aims to develop an empirical framework useful for scholars and practitioners to incorporate real options theory into resource-based views (RBV) to measure collaborative synergies of M&As. Having done the empirical research on the case study of the Souq.com acquisition by Amazon.com as one of 'the biggest-ever technology M&A transactions in the Arabic world', the paper provides a conceptual construct of research that encompasses not only Amazon.com and Souq.com but can be useful to other companies pursuing strategic growth by M&As.
Subjects: 
acquisition
core competence
real options
resource-based view
synergy
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Document Type: 
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