| Description |
1 online resource (x, 187 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Advances in mergers and acquisitions ; v. 6 |
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Advances in mergers and acquisitions ; v. 6
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| Contents |
Cover; Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; References; Relatedness and Acquirer Performance; Introduction; Relatedness and Value Creation; Resource Substitutability; Resource Complementarity; Conventional Measures of Relatedness; Value Appropriation and Relatedness; Preliminary Empirical Evidence; An Alternative Measure of Relatedness; Methods; Findings; Discussion and Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Risk Reduction Through Acquisitions: The Roles of Firm-Specific Investments and Agency Hazards; Background Theory |
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Attractiveness of Acquiring Firm's HR PoliciesInteraction Effects; Methodology; Design and Measures; Sample; Data Analysis; Results; Discussion; Limitations and Implications for Research; Implications for Practice; Acknowledgement; References; Cultivating Positive Emotions in Mergers and Acquisitions; Research Context and Purpose; Conceptual Background; Emotions and Action Tendencies; Positive Emotions and their Impact on Individuals; The Impact of Positive Emotions on Organizations; Measuring Emotions in M & As; Empirical Study; Sample; Emotion Intensity |
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Autonomy of Acquired FirmRich Communication; Retention of Key Employees; Knowledge Transfer; Data Analysis; Results; Tacitness and Autonomy; Tacitness and Communication; Tacitness and Retention; Discussion; Contributions, Limitations, and Directions for Future Research; References; Antecedents of Target Firm Members' Trust in the Acquiring Firm's Management: A Decision-Making Simulation; Antecedents of Target Firm Members' Trust in the Acquiring Firm's Management; Friendliness of the Takeover; National Cultural Similarity; Interaction History; Retained Autonomy |
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Capturing Positive (and Negative) Emotions in M & AsPositive Emotions in M & As and their Impacts on M & A Outcomes; Concluding Remarks: The Importance to Cultivate Positive Emotions in M & As; Notes; References; How to Avoid Ruining your Company through International Acquisitions? The Ahold Case*; Ahold; Do your Capabilities Create a Competitive Advantage Abroad?; What are our Unique Value-Creating Capabilities?; ... And do they Create a Competitive Advantage in the New Setting?; Cultural Differences as a Filter; Learning from High-Velocity Industries; Probing; Paths of Learning |
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Stakeholders' Firm-Specific Investments and Firm RiskDiversification and Firm Risk; Agency Theory and Risk Reduction in M & A; Methods; Model Specification; Measures and Data; Sample; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Knowledge Preservation and Transfer During Post-Acquisition Integration; Conceptual Foundation; Hypothesis Development; Dimensions of Post-Acquisition Integration: Autonomy, Communication and Retention; Knowledge Structure and Autonomy; Knowledge Structure and Communication; Knowledge Structure and Retention; Methodology; Sample; Measures; Knowledge Structure |
| Summary |
Each collection of articles that makes up a volume of Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions paints a picture of contemporary research on this topic. In this volume, we have seven contributions from scholars in North America, Europe, and Asia, and these papers collectively address acquisition strategy and acquisition integration, successful deals and unsuccessful ones, ownership structure and managerial structure, risk and return, knowledge preservation and knowledge transfer, building trust and cultivating emotions, and alliances and networks. This breadth of attention across the spectrum of re |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Consolidation and merger of corporations.
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Corporate reorganizations.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cooper, Cary L.
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Finkelstein, Sydney.
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| ISBN |
1849504342 (electronic bk.) |
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9781849504348 (electronic bk.) |
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