05000nam 2200661Ia 450 991045539460332120200520144314.01-282-58052-397866125805291-84855-781-7(CKB)1000000000799249(EBL)471099(OCoLC)609850171(SSID)ssj0000356334(PQKBManifestationID)11925349(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356334(PQKBWorkID)10359688(PQKB)11022438(MiAaPQ)EBC471099(Au-PeEL)EBL471099(CaPaEBR)ebr10333683(CaONFJC)MIL258052(EXLCZ)99100000000079924920091002d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdvances in mergers and acquisitionsVolume 8[electronic resource] /edited by Cary L. Cooper, Sydney FinkelsteinBingley, UK Emerald20091 online resource (172 p.)Advances in mergers and acquisitions ;8Description based upon print version of record.1-84855-780-9 Includes bibliographical references.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; ReferencesChapter 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 similaritiesIncreasing 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 complexityThe 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; ReferencesChapter 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; ReferencesWhat 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 helpsAdvances in mergers and acquisitions ;8.Consolidation and merger of corporationsCorporate reorganizationsElectronic books.Consolidation and merger of corporations.Corporate reorganizations.658.162Cooper Cary L128436Finkelstein Sydney927920MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455394603321Advances in mergers and acquisitions2084704UNINA