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1 online resource |
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Advances in mergers and acquisitions ; volume 17 |
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Advances in mergers and acquisitions ; v. 17.
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| Contents |
Intro; ADVANCES IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editors; Introduction to Volume 17 ADVANCES IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; Chapter 1: Reflecting on the Use of Ethnographic Methods in the Study of Mergers; Introduction; An Overview of Extant Research; Ethnography in Two Research Settings; Reflecting on the Experience of Conducting Ethnography in the Study of Mergers; Access to the Reality of Merging; Capturing the Merger "In Situ"; Observing an Unfolding Merger; The Subtle Role of the Ethnographic Merger Researcher; Negotiating the Researcher's Role |
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Dealing with Merger-Related EmotionsBalancing Micro- and Macro-Perspectives; Being at Stake; The Practice of Ethnography; Memoing; Framing Insights; Timing of Publication; Discussion; References; Chapter 2: Does Company Performance Improve After M & A? A Literature Review; Introduction; Methodology; Literature Review; Independent Variables; Dependent Variables; Meta-analyses; Conclusions; Recommendations for Future Research; References; Chapter 3: Examination of Japanese Firms' Announcement of M & A Budgets: From the Perspective of Signaling Theory and Impression Management Theory |
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Literature ReviewCross-border M Signaling Theory; Impression Management Theory; Case Studies of Japanese Companies; Research Setting: Changes in M & As and Governance in Japan; Public Announcements of M & A Budgets; Conceptual Model of Announcements of M & A Budgets; Summary and Implications; References; Chapter 4: Cross-Border M & As in Related AND Technology-Intensive Industries: Evidence on the Dynamics of Spatial Distance, Industry Context, and Completion Likelihood of International Takeovers; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory and Hypotheses |
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2.1. Neoclassical Views on Expansion, Information Flows, and Spatial Distance2.2. M & As Across Related Industries; 2.3. M & As Across Technology-based Industries; 3. Methodology; 3.1. Data and Sample; 3.2. Measurement; 3.2.2. Independent Variables; 3.2.3. Control Variables; 4. Results; 5. Discussion and Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Bearers of (Good) News: The Impact of Business News Reports on Acquirer Short-Term Performance; Introduction; Media-Transmitted Signals and Investor Reaction; Deal Characteristics as Media-transmitted Signals |
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Messages from Key Informants as Media-transmitted SignalsExplaining Deal Type and M & A Wave; Explaining Deal Type and Large Premium; Method; Sample and News Report Coding; Outcome Condition; Causal Conditions; Analytical Approach; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 6: Acquisitions as Corporate Entrepreneurship; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory Development; 2.1. Platform Acquisitions; 2.2. Convergence Acquisitions; 2.3. Consolidation Acquisitions; 2.4. Bolt-on Acquisitions; 3. Discussion; 3.1. Research Implications; 3.2. Implications for Practice; 3.3. Limitations and Future Research |
| Summary |
The chapters published in this volume provide cutting edge ideas by leading scholars, and help to inform mergers and acquisitions research around the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 09, 2018) |
| Subject |
Consolidation and merger of corporations.
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Organizational change -- Management
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Organizational change.
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Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Consolidation and merger of corporations
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Organizational change -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Finkelstein, Sydney, editor.
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Cooper, Cary L., editor
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| ISBN |
9781787561359 |
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1787561356 |
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