Post-M&A Retention of Top Managers: The Role of Structural Knowledge

The authors thank deputy editor Samina Karim and the anonymous reviewers for insightful and constructive guidance throughout the review process; seminar participants at the 2023 Strategy Science Conference, Wharton Corporate Strategy and Innovation Conference, Wharton People and Organizations Conference, and SMS Strategic Human Capital Virtual Symposium for valuable comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this manuscript; and Marvin Lieberman, Chris Poliquin, and the WiSER Cohort 1 group members (Colleen Cunningham, Aline Gatignon, Florence Honore, Jax Kirtley, Patia McGrath, and Sandy Yu) for insightful feedback, encouragement, and generous conversations that substantially improved this work.