Mergers and Acquisitions

1. Introduction: A Stakeholder Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions Helen Anderson, Virpi Havila and Fredrik Nilsson Part I: Shareholders and Top Managers 2. The Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Mergers and Acquisitions Tommy Borglund 3. Top Managers as Stakeholders, Their Motives and Sensemaking in a 'Hostile' Merger and Acquisition Process Mona Ericson Part II: Middle Managers and Employees 4. The Arranged Marriage Syndrome - Challenges to Subsidiary Managers during the Integration Process between Two Merging Multinational Companies Roger Schweizer 5. Internal Legitimacy for Change in Mergers and Acquisitions Magnus Frostenson 6. The Internal Auditor's Involvement in Acquisitions Fredrik Nilsson, Nils-Goeran Olve and Olof Arwinge 7. When the Integration of Management Control Systems Is At Stake - Experience From the Car Industry Peter Beusch Part III: Suppliers and Customers 8. Managing the Influence of External Competitive Change during Integration Svante Schriber 9. Supplier Relationships at Stake in Mergers and Acquisitions Johan Holtstroem 10. Why Do Customers Dissolve Their Business Relationships with the Acquired Party Following an Acquisition? Christina OEberg Part IV: Public Bodies, Other Parties of Public Interest and Scholars 11. Mergers of Authorities in Central Government: Role Ambiguities and Blame-Avoidance Louise Bringselius 12. Bank Mergers in Sweden - The Interplay between Bank Owners, Bank Management and the State 1910-2009 Sven Jungerhem and Mats Larsson 13. The Stake of High Failure Rates in Mergers and Acquisitions Annette Risberg 14. Epilogue: Reflection on the Critical Role of Stakeholders in Mergers and Acquisitions Helen Anderson