Management of Corporate Acquisitions

ISBN-13: 9780333580103 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 529 str.

Sinatra, Alessandro

Opis

Finally A comprehensive volume on the management of corporate acquisitions that summarizes contemporary research, and that moves what we know about acquisition management a step further. The book encompasses innovative works from several countries, related to a variety of issues; managerial motives, the role of acquisitions in competitive strategy, as well as organizational and political processes. Unlike several other works on acquisitions, this book emphasizes the most critical issue faced by managers today; how to manage successfully already acquired companies and operations. Both researchers, managers and students of strategy and organization will find this book an important supplement.

Spis treści

Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART 1: MANAGERIAL MOTIVES AND THE ROLE OF ACQUISITIONS IN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY A Strategic Approach to Implementing Mergers and Acquisitions; D.Schweiger, E.N.Csiszar & N.K.Napier Matching Acquisition Policy and Integrations Style; W.Kruger & G.Mueller-Stewens Preparing for Value Creation in a Complex Merger among Firms in Similar Business: Synergy Generation and Distribution Issues; P.Lorange Superior Performance from Implementing Merger and Acquisition Strategies: A Resource Based Analysis; J.B.Barney & T.A.Turk Euro Mergers 1993: Viewpoints and Predictions - R.Calori & M.Lubatkin The Effects of Acquisitions and Restructuring (Strategic Refocussing) Strategies on Innovation; R.E.Hoskisson, M.A.Hitt & R.D.Ireland The Anticedents and Consequences of Resistance to Takeover; R.D.Kosnik & T.A.Turk On the Efficiency of Internal and External Corporate Control Mechanisms; J.P.Walsh & J.K.Seward; PART 2: ORGANIZATIONAL AND POLITICAL PROCESSES Sources of Acquisition Cultural Risk; K.David & H.Singh Successful Mergers through Acculturation; A.Nahavandi & .R.Malekzadeh Implementing Strategy in a Newly Acquired Firm; G.von Krogh Acquisitions as Experiements; S.Vicari Post-Acquisition Management: A Process of Strategic and Orgniazational Learning; R.Deiser Determinants and Consequences of Post-Acquisition Change: A Framework and Analysis; M.Shanley The Acquisition Integration Process: A Contingent Framework; P.Haspeslagh & A.Been Farquhar Acquisition Integration: Creating the Atmosphere for Value Creation; P.C.Hasperslagh & D.B.Jemison The Creation of a Corporate Profile in Acquisitions; A.Sinatra & P.Dubini Index

O autorze

Jay B Barney; Roland Calori; Ernst Csiszar; Roland Deiser; Paola Dubin; Alison Farquhar; Philippe Haspeslagh; Michael Hitt; Robert Hoskisson; Duane Ireland; David Jemison; David Kenneth; Rita Kosni; Wilfried Kruger; Peter Lorange; Michael Lubatkin; Ali Malekzadeh; Gunter Muller-Stewens; Afsareh Nahavandi; Nancy Napier; David Schweiger; James K. Seward; Mark Shanley; Thomas Turk; Salvio Vicari; James P. Walshi