04770nam 2200445 n 450 991071428060332120230615132250.0(CKB)3710000000697663(NjHacI)993710000000697663(OCoLC)1076275302(OCoLC)993710000000697663(EXLCZ)99371000000069766320230615d2014 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierColombia Background and U.S. Relations (R43813) /June S. Beittel[Library of Congress public edition].[Place of publication not identified] :CreateSpace Independent Publishing,2014.1 online resource (46 pages)Report / Congressional Research Service ;R43813The CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141.Report includes bibliographical references.Colombia is the third-most-populous country in Latin America, with roughly 47 million inhabitants. A key U.S. ally in the region, Colombia has endured an internal armed conflict for half a century. Drug trafficking has fueled the violence by funding both left-wing and right-wing armed groups. In the late 1990s, some analysts feared Colombia would become a failed state. The Colombian government defied that prediction, however, at least partly by closely cooperating with the United States through a security strategy known as Plan Colombia. Focused initially on counternarcotics, and later counterterrorism, Plan Colombia laid the foundation for a strategic partnership that has broadened to include sustainable development, human rights, trade, regional security, and many other areas of cooperation. The evolution of the partnership took place in tandem with increasing Colombian investment in its own security programs. Colombia succeeded in reestablishing government control over much of its territory, reducing poverty and homicide rates, and making significant progress in combatting drug trafficking and terrorism. The government's long-term strategy has moved from a policy of defeating insurgents in combat and consolidating its gains with its "whole-of-government" approach, to a new stage of preparing for the post-conflict period. Despite significant gains in citizen security and economic stability in Colombia, some observers continue to raise concerns about human rights conditions in the country. Current President Juan Manuel Santos, first elected in 2010, launched peace talks in 2012 with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's main leftist insurgent group and Latin America's oldest, largest, and best financed guerrilla organization. Although previous negotiations with the FARC had failed, this effort has endured. The FARC-government talks, which opened in Norway, have continued in Cuba for 30 rounds. As of November 2014, the negotiators have resolved three topics on a six-point agenda. Remaining issues include victims' reparations, disarmament and transitional justice, and how the final agreement will be approved, verified, and implemented. In November 2014, the talks were temporarily suspended by the Santos government when the FARC captured a Colombian general and two others. Santos had stated that the talks would not resume until the captives were released, which occurred in late November. President Santos won reelection in a closely fought runoff race in June 2014 by making completion of peace talks his central campaign promise. Colombia held legislative and presidential elections in March and May 2014, which concluded with the June presidential runoff. Former President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010), who opposes the peace talks and is a fierce critic of President Santos, started a new opposition party, the right-leaning Democratic Center. Uribe ran for and won a seat in the Colombian Senate leading his party to a strong showing in both houses of Congress. Many observers saw the presidential elections as a referendum on the peace talks. At his inauguration in August 2014, Santos declared Peace, Equality and Education to be the three pillars of his second term.Internal securityColombiaHuman rightsColombiaColombiaForeign relationsUnited StatesInternal securityHuman rights327.861073 Beittel June S.1362984Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service,NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910714280603321Colombia3382651UNINA01151nam 2200337Ka 450 991069600060332120070629113418.0(CKB)5470000002373790(OCoLC)148019932(EXLCZ)99547000000237379020070629d1988 ua 0engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe American role in the global economy[electronic resource] /compiled by Susan J. Whitson[Colorado Springs, Colo.] :[U.S. Air Force Academy Library],[1988]88 pages digital, PDF fileSpecial bibliography series ;no. 75Title from title screen (viewed on June 29, 2007).Feb./March 1988.United StatesForeign economic relationsBibliographyBibliographies.lcgftWhitson Susan J1419583United States Air Force Academy.Library.GPOGPOBOOK9910696000603321The American role in the global economy3534545UNINA05694nam 22007215 450 991029848860332120230810213550.03-658-10146-610.1007/978-3-658-10146-6(CKB)3710000000416734(EBL)2095692(SSID)ssj0001500707(PQKBManifestationID)11852500(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001500707(PQKBWorkID)11519475(PQKB)11137696(DE-He213)978-3-658-10146-6(MiAaPQ)EBC2095692(PPN)18602794X(EXLCZ)99371000000041673420150528d2015 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCompetition with Identity Driven Entry A Principal Multi-Agent Model on the Success of Mergers and Acquisitions /by Sebastian Burchhardt1st ed. 2015.Wiesbaden :Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden :Imprint: Springer Gabler,2015.1 online resource (161 p.)Management, Organisation und ökonomische Analyse,2627-311XDescription based upon print version of record.3-658-10145-8 Includes bibliographical references.Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Table of Figures; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Purpose; 1.2 Structure of the Thesis; 2 Identity and Competition in an Organizational Context; 2.1 Social Identity Approach; 2.1.1 Historical Context; 2.1.2 Social Identity Theory; 2.1.3 Self-Categorization Theory; 2.1.4 Organizational Change; 2.2 The Social Identity Approach in Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions; 2.2.1 Introduction to M&A; 2.2.2 The Concept of M&A; 2.2.3 Motivation for M&A ; 2.2.4 Realization of M&A Transactions; 2.2.5 Performance Factors of M&A Projects2.2.6 Social Identity Approach and M&A performance2.3 Motivation and Competition; 2.3.1 "Division of Labor" and "Exchange" as Basic Organizational Principles; 2.3.2 Motivation as Part of the Organizational Problem; 2.3.3 Incentive Systems ; 2.3.4 The Motivational Aspect of Competition; 2.3.5 Competition as a Behavioral Prescription; 3 The Model; 3.1 Review of Existing Game Theory Literature and Identification of the Research Gap; 3.1.1 Economic Contest Literature and Group Size; 3.1.2 The Symmetric Winner-Take-All Contest; 3.1.3 Identity in Economics; 3.1.4 Research Gap3.2 Identity-Driven Contest with Endogenous Entry3.2.1 Introduction to the Basic Model ; 3.2.2 Specifications of the Basic Model; 3.2.3 Game Structure of the Basic Model; 3.2.4 Equilibrium Analysis; 3.2.5 Implications of the Basic Model; 3.3 Identity-Driven Group Contest with Endogenous Entry; 3.3.1 Introduction to the Extended Model; 3.3.2 Specifications of the Extended Model; 3.3.3 Game Structure of the Extended Model; 3.3.4 Equilibrium Analysis; 3.3.5 Implications of the Extended Model for M&A; 4 Conclusion on the Model; 4.1 Capabilities of the Model; 4.2 Prospects for Future ResearchA. AppendixA1 Optimal Effort Levels of Competing Agents and Proof of Proposition 1; A2 Optimal Choice of Activities and Proof of Proposition 2; A3 Optimal Choice of Social Category and Proof of Proposition 3; A4 Optimal Contest Structure and Proof of Proposition 4; A5 Optimal Effort Levels of Competing Agents and Proof of Proposition 5; A6 Optimal Choice of Activities and Proof of Propositions 6 and 7; A7 Optimal Choice of Social Category and Proof of Proposition 8; A8 Proof of Proposition 9; B. Model variables; B1 Basic Model; B2 Extended Model; BibliographySebastian Burchhardt develops a game theory model that analyzes the possible behavioral patterns of employees during M&A processes and the impact of such patterns on the success of the transaction itself. The result is the development of a principal-multi-agent model that allows for endogenous contest entry driven by identity. In addition, the model proposes guidance for practical M&A management.  Contents Identity and Competition in an Organizational Context The Social Identity Approach in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Identity-Driven Contest with Endogenous Entry Identity-Driven Group Contest with Endogenous Entry Implications of the Basic Model Implications of the Extended Model for M&A  Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of mergers & acquisitions, microeconomics and organization theory Practitioners in these areas  The Author Dr. Sebastian Burchhardt completed his doctoral studies under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Peter-J. Jost at the Chair of Organization Theory at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar.Management, Organisation und ökonomische Analyse,2627-311XBusiness enterprisesFinanceExperimental economicsStrategic planningLeadershipCorporate FinanceExperimental EconomicsBusiness Strategy and LeadershipBusiness enterprisesFinance.Experimental economics.Strategic planning.Leadership.Corporate Finance.Experimental Economics.Business Strategy and Leadership.330330.01330.0151658.4092Burchhardt Sebastianauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1064026BOOK9910298488603321Competition with Identity Driven Entry2535929UNINA