Publications
(Selected) refereed journal articles
Manifestations of higher-order routines: the underlying mechanisms of deliberate learning in the context of post-acquisition integration. Academy of Management Journal Forthcoming (with Schijven M, Gates S). Pdf link
Micro-level origins of routines and capabilities: what, why, and how? Journal of Management Studies, Forthcoming (with Felin T, Foss N, Madsen T).
A Hegelian dialogue on the microfoundations of organizational routines and capabilities: thesis and antithesis. European Management Review, 2011, 8(2), Forthcoming (with Foss N, Winter S).
Confident or competent? How to avoid superstitious learning in alliance portfolios. Long Range Planning, 2010, 43(1): 57-84. Pdf link
Risk management, deliberate learning and acquisition performance. BPS Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management, 2009 (with Schijven M).
Superstition undermines alliances. Harvard Business Review, Forethought, 2009, 87(4): 20-21. Pdf link
Building capabilities for alliance portfolios. Long Range Planning, 2009, 42(1): 96-114 (with Klijn E and Reuer JJ). Pdf link
The secrets of successful acquisitions. Sloan Management Review, Business Insight (WSJ): R9, September 2008 (with Gates S and Zollo M). Html link
Learning mechanisms and differential performance effects in alliance portfolios (*). Strategic Organization, 2007, 5(4): 373-408 (with Duysters GM and Vanhaverbeke W). * Paper awarded the BPS Sumantra Ghoshal Research & Practice Award, AoM 2005 Pdf link
Alliance capability as mediator between experience and alliance performance: an empirical investigation into the alliance capability development process. Journal of Management Studies, 2007, 44(1): 25-49 (with Duysters GM). Pdf link
Book, chapters & case studies
Dow's acquisition program (*). Case study Ivey Publishing, 2010. (with Gates S). * Case nominated as Finalist for Decision Sciences Institute's Best Teaching Case, DSI 2010 Pdf Link
Alliance capability, relational quality, and alliance performance: an integrated framework. In Advances in Applied Business Strategy, Vol. 12, Sanchez R, Heene A (eds). 2010. Elsevier: Oxford, Forthcoming. (with Schreiner M)
Developing alliance capabilities. Palgrave McMillan, 2008 (ISBN-13: 978-0-230-20169-9).
Developing alliance capabilities in a new era. In Advances in Applied Business Strategy, Vol. 8, Competence Perspectives on Managing Interfirm Interactions, Sanchez R, Heene A (eds). 2005. Elsevier: Oxford: 151-167. (with Duysters GM)
A study into the alliance capability development process. In Research in Competence Based Management, Vol. 3, A Focused Issue on Understanding Growth: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Diversification, Sanchez R, Heene A (eds). 2005. Elsevier: Amsterdam: 261-281. (with Duysters GM)