Full Description
Too often, academic research is pursued within a narrowly defined academic "field", necessarily blinding researchers to realities whose essence is inter-disciplinary. If, as noted above, strategic moves do have an impact on lo- term success, it follows that M&A activities are at the core of many business successes... and failures.
Contents
Reasons for M&A Failure - a Comprehensive Model Strategic Management Market similarities, Market Complementarities, Operational Similarities, Operational Complementarities, Market Power, and Purchasing Power Organizational Behavior Acquisition Experience, Relative Size, Cultural Compatibility Financial / Price Perspective Acquisition Premium, Bidding Process, and Due Diligence Quantitative Research Partial least squares (PLS) Comprehensive Model using Structural Equation Modelling Comprehensive Performance Measure



