Authors: Martin Lundmark
The purpose of this paper is to present the theoretical model which will be used in my thesis. This model shall serve as an analytical tool for understanding and explaining why a specific industry (the defence industry) shows such discrepancy between the talk for integration and the observed integration action. The ’integration’ studied in the ongoing thesis work concerns when companies enter into joint ventures or they merge or acquire each other. We can observe a continuum of increasing commitment in relation to different forms of integration, reflecting the rational reasons for different choices. (Lorange & Roos, 1992) They may also ‘co-operate’ in the sense that they together strive to pursue a goal which they both sense benefits their respective goals. (Axelrod, 1984).The purpose of my research as defined in my thesis proposal is “Can we reach a deeper understanding and explanation for the action of transatlantic defence industry integration by examining the talk held within the defence industry’s institutional field, and thereafter analyse the relationship between the talk and the action?”
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