Does changing contexts affect linkages throughout the mergers and acquisition process? A multiphasic investigation of motives, pre‐ and post‐acquisition and performance

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are important organizational change phenomena that have attracted significant research focusing on many aspects, but only recently has attention begun to concentrate on its complex multiphasic nature and its embeddedness in multiple contexts. So far, the influence of the macro context in M&A deals has been little studied and its interaction with M&A's multiphasic nature has been ignored. This article...