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100	1		_aMOATTI, Valerie _937861
245	1	0	_aLearning to expand or expanding to learn? The role of imitation and experience in the choice among several expansion modes
260			_aOxford : _bElsevier, _cfebr.2009
520	3		_aThis paper examines how firms choose among alternative modes of development in the context of horizontal growth. We suggest that mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as well as alliances formation are influenced by both internal and external factors. More precisely, we investigate the role of imitation and experience as distinct learning mechanisms, both separately and simultaneously. Using isomorphism theoretical background, we show that the choice of expansion mode is highly influenced by competitor moves. We confirmed most of our hypotheses empirically with a sample of 83 firms from the retail industry from 1984 through 2003. Our results also show that imitation mechanism differ whether we consider M&As or alliances.
590			_aMergers and acquisitions; Strategic alliances; Imitation; Experience
773	0	8	_tEuropean Management Journal _g27, 1, p. 36-46 _dOxford : Elsevier, febr.2009 _xISSN 02632373 _w
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998			_a20091007 _b0941^b _cCarolina
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c30176 _d30176
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