The handbook of mergers and acquisitions / edited by David Faulkner, Satu Teerikangas, and Richard J. Joseph [book]

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction / David Faulkner, Satu Teerikangas, and Richard J. Joseph -- Section I: A Strategic Lens for M&A -- 2. A Review of the Merger and Acquisition Wave Literature / Kalin Kolev, John Haleblian, and Gerry McNamara -- 3. M&A Typologies: A Review / Duncan Angwin -- 4. Creating Value through M&A: Challenges and Opportunities / Michel Hitt, David King, Hema Krishnan, Marianna Makri, Mario Schijven, Katsuhiko Shimizu, and Hong Zhu -- 5. Unbundling Acquisition Performance: How Do they Perform and How Can This Be Measured? / Ioannis Thanos and Vassilis Papadakis -- 6. Acquisitions, Acquisition Programs and Acquisition Capabilities / Thomas Keil, Tomi Laamanen, and Aino Makisalo -- Section II A Financial Lens for M&A -- 7. Pre-deal Management / Brendan McSweeney and Elina Happonen -- 8. Value Creation and Value Appropriation in M&A Deals / Sudi Sudarsanam -- 9. Structuring the Transaction / Richard J. Joseph and Bill Ryan -- 10. Acquiring Distressed and Bankrupt Concerns / Scott Moeller and Maria Carapeto -- 11. Takeover Strategies, Competitive Bidding and Defensive Tactics / Brendan McSweeney -- 12. Leveraged Buyouts / Viktoria Dalko -- 13. Shareholder Value: a Driver of M&A Activity / Bill Ryan -- Section III: A Socio-Cultural Lens for M&A -- 14. Post-M&A Integration: An Overview / Satu Teerikangas and Richard J. Joseph -- 15. Individual Response to Mergers and Acquisitions / Susan Cartwright -- 16. Culture in M&A: A Critical Synthesis and Steps Forward / Satu Teerikangas and Philippe Very -- 17. Country Cultural Differences in Acquisition Management / David Faulkner, Robert Pitkethly, and John Child -- 18. Knowledge Management in Mergers and Acquisitions / Sajjad Jasimuddin -- 19. A Social Identity Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions / Steffen Giessner, Johannes Ullrich, and Rolf van Dick -- 20. Power and Politics in M&A / Janne Tienari and Eero Vaara -- 21. Silent Forces Shaping the Performance of Cross-border Acquisitions / Satu Teerikangas -- Section IV: A Sectorial Lens for M&A -- 22. Characteristics of Emerging Market Mergers and Acquisitions / Harbir Singh and Prashant Kale -- 23. Financial Mergers and Acquisitions: From Regulation to Strategic Repositioning to Geo-economics / Gary A. Dymski -- 24. Mergers between Professional Service Firms: How the Big 8 Became the Big 5 / Nicholas Fairclough and Samantha Fairclough -- 25. Examining Resource and Expectational Ambiguity in Technology M&A Integration / Annette Ranft, Adelaide Wilcox King, and Jennifer C. Sexton -- 26. Characteristics of Biotechnology Mergers and Acquisitions / Lars Schweizer -- Section V: Synthesis -- 27. A Synthesis / David Faulkner, Satu Teerikangas, and Richard J. Joseph -- Appendix 1: M&A Motives, Definitions, and Defining Characteristics