Behavioral biases can lead to optimal purchasing decisions, with the possibility of error is compounded in the consolidation of the industry, where consolidators design consistent acquisition strategy and combat escalating fighting absorption platform companies that can determine their future competitive position. To guide the management objective and rational solutions to anticipate the irrational behavior of competitors or participants in the financial markets, in this paper we propose a modified version of the game tools for serial acquisition strategy. It combines an understanding of both strategy and finance, which quantified the acquisition strategy that enables managers to make rational intuitive decisions under uncertainty. "Hide
by Han TJ Smit, Thras Moraitis Source: California Management Review 35 pages. Publication Date: November 1, 2010. Prod. #: CMR470-PDF-ENG
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