Making the next move : how experiential and vicarious learning shape the locations of Chains' acquisitions

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2000-12
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Usher, John
Baum, Joel A.C.
Xiano, Stan
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Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
Abstract
We examine acquisitions by multiunit chain organizations to determine why they acquire a particular target rather than others that are available to them and thus better understand chain growth.
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Nursing homes--Ontario , Acquisitions and mergers , Organizational learning , Acquisitions and mergers--Research , Chain growth
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Baum, Joel A.C., X. Stan Li and John M. Usher, “Making the Next Move: How Experiential and Vicarious Learning Shape the Locations of Chains’ Acquisitions,” Administrative Science Quarterly. Vol. 45, No. 4, Dec. 2000.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10133/2505
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