King, DavidShijaku, ElioUrtasun, Ainhoa2024-10-212024-10-212023-08-011755-425Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/215914The authors propose and test a theoretical framework that develops and analyzes precursors to firm acquisitions to determine if acquirers differ from other firms. Design/methodology/approach The authors use longitudinal, archival data from a sample of the largest firms in the global pharmaceutical industry from 1991 to 2012 with 1,327 firm-year observations (...)22 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc (c) Emerald Publishing, 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/Fusió d'empresesMètode longitudinalIndústria farmacèuticaAdquisicions en l'empresaConsolidation and merger of corporationsLongitudinal methodPharmaceutical industryIndustrial procurementinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7390372024-10-21info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess