UID:
almahu_9949384042502882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9780429469459
,
0429469454
,
9780429890802
,
042989080X
,
9780429890796
,
0429890796
,
9780429890819
,
0429890818
Series Statement:
State of the art in business research,
Content:
The process of identifying and evaluating a target firm, completing a deal after its negotiation and announcement, and then integrating a target firm after legal combination is a multi-year process with uncertain returns to acquiring firms. Research on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is progressing rapidly yet it remains fragmented across multiple research perspectives that largely examine different acquisition phases separately and coincide with a focus on different research variables. As a result, research fragmentation means that a researcher in one area may be unaware of research from related areas that is likely relevant. This contributes to research silos with M&A research displaying different traditions, starting points, and assumptions. Mergers and Acquisitions: A Research Overview summarizes the frontier in M&A research and provides insights into where it can be expanded. It undertakes the needed integration and reconciliation of research in order to derive practical knowledge for managing acquisitions from beginning to end, providing a summary of what is known and its implications for future research. This concise overview reconciles and integrates the state of the art in our understanding of mergers and acquisitions, providing an essential first stopping point in the research journey of students and scholars working in this area.
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- 1 Introduction -- Change content -- Change context -- Process of change -- Change outcomes -- Summary and outlook -- 2 Content of change -- M& -- A versus other growth modes -- External and internal drivers of M& -- A -- M& -- A motives -- Related topic: divestments -- Related topic: due diligence -- Summary and outlook -- 3 Context of change -- Stakeholders -- Related topic: family firms -- Communication -- Summary and outlook -- 4 Process of change -- Shifting focus of M& -- A research -- Aggregating M& -- A research -- Summary and outlook -- Appendix: meta-analytic procedure -- 5 Change outcomes -- M& -- A performance -- Unrealistic expectations? -- Alternative performance measures -- Acquisition capability -- Summary and outlook -- 6 Conclusion -- Where have we gone? -- Where can we go? -- Summary and outlook -- References -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Mergers and acquisitions London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 9781138602762 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429469459
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429469459
