• Customer reactions to acquirer-dominant mergers and acquisitions 

      Thorbjørnsen, Helge; Dahlen, Micael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      This article investigates consumer reactions to acquirer-dominant mergers and acquisitions (M&As) from the perspective of the (smaller) target brand and explores how marketing actions can mitigate negative effects. The ...
    • Picking “lemons” or “cherries”? : domestic and foreign acquisitions in Norwegian manufacturing 

      Balsvik, Ragnhild; Haller, Stefanie A. (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-06)
      We compare the performance in employment, wages and productivity for domestic plants acquired by new domestic and foreign owners. Prospective foreign owners pick large, high-wage, high-productivity plants, while new domestic ...
    • Simulating the effects of an acquisition in the ferry market 

      Mathiesen, Lars; Sørgard, Lars (Report, Research report, 2000-09)
      Numerical models have been applied in several merger studies during the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some modelling issues that have not been addressed in detail in the existing literature on merger ...
    • Temporary bottlenecks, hydropower and acquisitions 

      Skaar, Jostein; Sørgard, Lars (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-11)
      The purpose of this article is to study the effects of an acquisition in a hydro power system with temporary bottlenecks. We apply a model with four markets: two regions and two time periods. It is shown that an acquisition ...
    • Temporary bottlenecks, hydropower and acquisitions in networks 

      Skaar, Jostein; Sørgard, Lars (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-01)
      The purpose of this article is to study the effects of an acquisition in an energy system dominated by hydropower and with temporary bottlenecks. We apply a model with four markets: two regions and two time periods. It is ...