The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions (Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415704669 ISBN 13: 9780415704663

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are events that attract considerable interest from academics and practitioners, and much research has been conducted into their impact on individuals, organizations and societies. Yet, despite all the existing research and the varied theoretical and methodological approaches employed, there remains more to learn about M&As.

The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions takes a detailed look at this multifacted subject using a novel framework of four domains – substantive issues, contextual issues, methodological issues and conceptual issues. Drawing on the expertise of its international team of contributors, the volume surveys the state of the field, including emerging and cutting-edge areas such as social network analysis and corporate branding.

This Companion will be a rich resource for students, researchers and practitioners involved in the study of M&As, and organizational and strategic studies more widely.

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Review:

‘This book provides a deep and rich compendium of knowledge about mergers and acquisitions. Because of the breadth of topics examined and the depth of the analyses provided, all scholars interested in this important strategy should make this required reading.’ - Michael A. Hitt, University Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University, USA

‘This is a great book, one which manages to effectively traverse the contextual, methodological and practical facets to M&As. The book integrates a variety of views and in doing so offers coherent coverage of this salient and pervasive phenomenon. The Companion is an insightful read for anyone interested in exploring and understanding the substantive, methodological and conceptual domains of M&As which makes it relevant to both researching and teaching this important topic.’ - Dr Sally Riad, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

‘Mergers and acquisitions are strategic movements and researchers in this field need to open their minds to new approaches, theories and visions. This is exactly what this timely book does: its reading is sure to inspire new research in this complex field.’ - Philippe Very, Professor of Strategy, Edhec Business School, France`

‘In today’s high velocity and globalized world, mergers and acquisitions are common place in the arsenal of corporate strategy. The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions provides invaluable insights into the complexities of M&As, relevant for academics and practitioners alike.’ - Frank T. Rothaermel, The Russell and Nancy McDonough Chair , Professor & Sloan Industry Studies Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

‘Researchers and practitioners alike need novel perspectives to better understand the complex social and organizational dynamics of M&As, and this book provides just that. Leading scholars of the field provide insightful and inspiring reflections on merger dynamics as well as practically valuable conceptual and methodological tools.’ - Eero Vaara, Professor of Organization and Management, Aalto University School of Business, Finland

‘Anyone interested in exploring mergers and acquisitions from a multidisciplinary perspective will treasure this book. Besides focusing on specific merger issues and problems, it also offers an excellent section on methodology making it a must read for academics and practitioners.’ - Dr Steffen Giessner, Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior, Erasmus University, the Netherlands

‘This book is a must-have companion for all strategy researchers and advanced M&A practitioners. The book provides a great cross-section of contemporary thinking and a glimpse into the latest research of the top scholars of our field.’ - Professor Tomi Laamanen, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

‘This book provides a timely and comprehensive view on mergers and acquisitions. Read this book and you will understand more of the complexity and challenges in merger and acquisition processes.’ - Virpi Havila, Professsor of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden

 

About the Author:

Annette Risberg is Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

David R. King is Associate Professor at Iowa State University, USA.

Olimpia Meglio is Associate Professor at University of Sannio, Italy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0415704669
• ISBN 13: 9780415704663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396
• Editor: Risberg Annette, King David R., Meglio Olimpia