resource dependency theory, 64, 68, 373, 375

SBU. See strategic business unit

small and medium-sized enterprise(s), xxiv, 279

SME(s). See small and medium-sized enterprise(s)

strategic

business unit, xxiv, 23, 76, 187

decision-making, xxiv, 4, 16–17, 20, 35, 45–46, 52, 104–105, 114, 272, 321, 334–335, 346, 378, 380, 385

multitheoretic model of theory, 104, 346

strategySee also acquisition strategy, 44–46, 96, 122–123, 237, 260, 285, 322, 342, 379, 479, 492.

TMT. See top management team

top management team, xxiv, 289, 302, 344, 361, 364, 394, 398

transaction cost theory, 52, 64, 68, 375, 471

working proposition(s), xxiv, 57, 86, 91–98, 114, 306–307, 315–316, 324, 328–331

WP(s). See working proposition(s)