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1 online resource |
Contents |
List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction; K.J. McCarthy & W. Dolfsma -- PART I: SETTING THE SCENE -- A Perspective from Economics and Law -- The Business Environment -- Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J. McCarthy -- The Legal Environment -- The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J. McCarthy -- PART II: EXPLAINING M & A PERFORMANCE -- A Perspective from Economics and Business -- Firm Size -- When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U. Weitzel & K.J. McCarthy -- Merger Motives -- Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J. McCarthy & U. Weitzel -- Shareholder Optimism -- Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E. Diecidue, J.van de Van & U. Weitzel -- A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology -- Culture -- Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions -- Christine Coisne -- Managerial Power -- Power, and the Destruction of Value in Mergers and Acquisitions; C. Ashton-James, K.J. McCarthy & A. Dranca-Iacoban -- Personality -- Mergers as Marriages: Using Attachment Theory to Understand Mergers and Acquisitions; B. Petkova & K.J. McCarthy -- PART III: MOVING FORWARD -- A Perspective from Computer Science -- A View to the Future -- A Data-Driven Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions; A.D. Pietersma & K.J. McCarthy |
Summary |
Exploring mergers and acquisitions (MAs) in the 21st century, the authors systematically introduce, characterize and evaluate these mergers, discussing the methodologies that can be employed to measure them, and considering a number of factors relevant to their performance. They analyze the economic, managerial, legal, and psychological factors. Given that up to US$10 billion a day is spent on mergers and acquisitions, and that approximately 70% of these fail, while the practice spreads internationally, this study into their performance and the impacting factors of M & As is much overdue |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
Subject |
Consolidation and merger of corporations.
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Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs -- 21st century.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Mergers & Acquisitions.
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Business and Management.
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Consolidation and merger of corporations
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Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs -- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100.
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Business and Management.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Dolfsma, Wilfred
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ISBN |
9781137278074 |
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1137278072 |
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9781283946964 |
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1283946963 |
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