The Department of Management of Tilburg University's School of Economics and Management is organizing a workshop during the afternoon of Friday September 23rd, 2016 on the topic of "Learning from Alliances and Acquisitions in Novel Settings". Expert scholars will present their ideas and findings on this and related topics, and engage with the audience in a discussion of avenues for future research. The abbreviated program of the workshop is as follows:
12:15 – 13:00 Registration and Lunch
Welcome by Niels Noorderhaven, Head of Department of Management, Tilburg University – School of Economics and Management
13:00 – 14:00 Alliances and Learning: What do We Know? What Do We Need to Know?
Africa Ariño, IESE
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee Break
14:15 – 16:00 The Performance of Alliances and Acquisitions: New Settings, New Ideas
The Moderating Roles of External Partnerships and Partnership Complexity on Barriers to Innovation as Experienced by South African Firms
Leon Oerlemans, Tilburg University - School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Discussant: Shivaram Devarakonda, Tilburg University – School of Economics and Management
Behind the China Premium: Institutional Environment and Cross-Border M&As of Chinese Companies
Changqi Wu, Peking University – Guanghua School of Management
Discussant: Zi-Lin He, Tilburg University – School of Economics and Management
How Domestic Acquisition Experience Helps and Hurts Acquiring Abroad
Taco Reus, Erasmus University – Rotterdam School of Management
Discussant: Xavier Martin, Tilburg University – School of Economics and Management
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee Break
16:20 – 17:00 Discussion/Roundtables and Plenary Sharing of Insights
Registration:
The workshop will be held at Tilburg University, in room K-834. There is no registration fee. However, should you wish to attend the workshop, please register with Nienke Boelhouwer at tisem-mgmt@uvt.nl by Wednesday September 21.
Morning event:
In the morning of Friday September 23, preceding the workshop, Linda Rademaker will defend her PhD thesis: "Failing to prepare, preparing to fail? Home country joint venture experience as an antecedent to internationalization". All who would like to attend the defense are welcome. The defense starts at 10:00 sharp in the Aula (Auditorium - Cobbenhagen building) of Tilburg University; followed by a reception in the Foyer of the same building. Please note that for the PhD defense, no registration is required.