
Mergers and Acquisitions
Duncan Angwin(Editor)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 9. August 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-4051-2248-1 (ISBN)
Description
This highly topical book provides a multi-disciplinary perspective, ranging from finance to psychology, on the subject of mergers and acquisitions.
Each chapter introduces key frameworks that relate to a particular perspective and incorporates case studies where these frameworks can be used for interpretive and diagnostic purposes
Invites readers to apply the frameworks as maps or tools for analyzing their own organizational experiences via a series of general discussion questions.
Seeks to develop its perspective by offering analytical insights into actual experiences of mergers and acquisitions in different global contexts, successful and unsuccessful, presenting new empirically based evidence to support the arguments
Drawn from around the world, each author is a leading exponent in his or her perspective on mergers and acquisitions
Part of the Images of Business Strategy Series which interrogates conventional categories in today's fast-changing business world. By applying new perspectives, books in the series redefine established territories and extend our view of important business phenomena. Select international contributions to each volume are integrated by the Editor to provide a richer insight into the business landscape and open up new conceptual horizons.
Each chapter introduces key frameworks that relate to a particular perspective and incorporates case studies where these frameworks can be used for interpretive and diagnostic purposes
Invites readers to apply the frameworks as maps or tools for analyzing their own organizational experiences via a series of general discussion questions.
Seeks to develop its perspective by offering analytical insights into actual experiences of mergers and acquisitions in different global contexts, successful and unsuccessful, presenting new empirically based evidence to support the arguments
Drawn from around the world, each author is a leading exponent in his or her perspective on mergers and acquisitions
Part of the Images of Business Strategy Series which interrogates conventional categories in today's fast-changing business world. By applying new perspectives, books in the series redefine established territories and extend our view of important business phenomena. Select international contributions to each volume are integrated by the Editor to provide a richer insight into the business landscape and open up new conceptual horizons.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is unique in its approach to M&A. Rather than simply falling into one of the established, academic M&A "schools" such as strategy or finance, it breaks ground on a new school - the practitioner school." Henry W. Lane, Northeastern UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
828 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-2248-1 (9781405122481)
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Person
Duncan Angwin is associate professor in strategic management at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, where he has won several awards for teaching excellence and research publications. He is also associate fellow at Sa?d Business School, Oxford, visiting professor at ENPC, Paris, and lectures for Georgetown University, USA. He is Associate Chair for Strategy and Practice at the Strategic Management Society and maintains close links with industry.
Content
Notes on Contributors vii
Preface xv
Part I: Overview 1
1. M&A as Horizons 3
Duncan Angwin
Part II: Pre-Acquisition 25
2. M&A as Success 27
Mark Whittington and Ken Bates
3. M&A as Illusion 63
Chris Smith
4. M&A as Warfare 87
Stephen Cummings and Sally Riad
5. M&A as Power 116
Glenn Morgan
6. M&A as Risk 153
Matthew Checkley
Part III: Post-Acquisition 179
7. M&A as Project 181
Philippe Very and Stephen Gates
8. M&A as Boundaries 204
Derek O'Byrne
9. M&A as Knowledge 229
Laura Empson
10. M&A as Stereotypes 256
Eero Vaara and Janne Tienari
11. M&A as Imperialism 276
Simon Collinson
Part IV: Integration 297
12. M&A as Linkages 299
David Schweiger, Erin Mitchell, Justin Scott, Caroline Brown
13. M&A as Practice 329
Duncan Angwin
14. M&A as Time 357
Duncan Angwin, Scott Dacko and Matthew Checkley
Mergers and Acquisitions: A Primer 383
Appendix 1: At What Price Should Tesco Buy Greggs? 409
Glossary of Terms 426
References and Further Reading 433
Index 455
Preface xv
Part I: Overview 1
1. M&A as Horizons 3
Duncan Angwin
Part II: Pre-Acquisition 25
2. M&A as Success 27
Mark Whittington and Ken Bates
3. M&A as Illusion 63
Chris Smith
4. M&A as Warfare 87
Stephen Cummings and Sally Riad
5. M&A as Power 116
Glenn Morgan
6. M&A as Risk 153
Matthew Checkley
Part III: Post-Acquisition 179
7. M&A as Project 181
Philippe Very and Stephen Gates
8. M&A as Boundaries 204
Derek O'Byrne
9. M&A as Knowledge 229
Laura Empson
10. M&A as Stereotypes 256
Eero Vaara and Janne Tienari
11. M&A as Imperialism 276
Simon Collinson
Part IV: Integration 297
12. M&A as Linkages 299
David Schweiger, Erin Mitchell, Justin Scott, Caroline Brown
13. M&A as Practice 329
Duncan Angwin
14. M&A as Time 357
Duncan Angwin, Scott Dacko and Matthew Checkley
Mergers and Acquisitions: A Primer 383
Appendix 1: At What Price Should Tesco Buy Greggs? 409
Glossary of Terms 426
References and Further Reading 433
Index 455