Advances in mergers and acquisitions . Volume 8 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Cary L. Cooper, Sydney Finkelstein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455394603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, UK, : Emerald, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-58052-3; 9786612580529; 1-84855-781-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Collana: Advances in mergers and acquisitions ; ; 8
• Altri autori (Persone): CooperCary L; FinkelsteinSydney
• Disciplina: 658.162
• Soggetti: Consolidation and merger of corporations; Corporate reorganizations; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Advances in mergers and acquisitions; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. International mergers and acquisitions performance revisited - the role of cultural distance and post-acquisition integration approach; Inconsistent effects on M&A performance; Post-acquisition integration approaches - a revisited framework; Cultural dimensions, post-acquisition integration approaches and M&A performance; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Organizational identification and cultural differences: Explaining employee attitudes and behavioral intentions during postmerger integrationIntroduction; Organizational culture and organizational identity; Organizational culture and identification in an M&A context; Data and methods; Findings; Discussion and conclusions; Notes; References; Appendix. Multi-item survey constructs; Chapter 3. The value of stories in understanding the past and shaping the future in merged organizations; Introduction; The role of culture; Assessing cultural differences and similarities; Increasing employee involvementThe enterprise autobiography; The application and process - the BSI case; References; Chapter 4. ; Transitional governance: A critical review of implicit process assumptions; Introduction; Transitional governance: A state of the art; Transitional governance processes; Transitional governance: a future research agenda; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 5. Computationally modeling the effect of organizational complexity on post-merger integration; Introduction; Computational modeling; Organizational complexity; The effect of organizational complexity on post-merger integrationFuture directions; Final comments; Acknowledgments; Note; References; Chapter 6. Measuring performance in technology-driven M&AS: Insights from a literature review; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Findings; 4. Discussion; References; Chapter 7. Acquisitions in the Chinese real estate industry and the two-stage privatization process; Introduction; SOEs in China's real estate industry; Conceptual background; Empirical context: China's real estate industry; Methodology; Analysis; Concluding remarks; Note; References; Chapter 8. Subsidiary brands as a resource and the redistribution of decision-making authority following acquisitionsIntroduction; Literature review; Front cover; Methodology; Heineken's overall (de)centralization policy; Three case studies; Discussion and conclusion; References
• Sommario/riassunto: What makes the Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions series stand out is its focus on all three characteristics that make up this research field - studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspectives. Such a broad, and inclusive, approach to mergers and acquisitions is not easily replicated in academic journals, with much narrower mandates and metrics. The collections published each year provide cutting edge ideas by leading scholars on a global scale. Doing so not only broadens the questions being studied, but also helps