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1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Managing Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances: Integrating People and Cultures; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances -- a people issue; Part One Overview; Chapter 2 Trends, patterns and motives; Chapter 3 Merger and acquisition performance -- a disappointing history; Chapter 4 The impact of merger and acquisition on the individual; Part Two Culture and Performance; Chapter 5 Differences in corporate culture -- awareness and recognition |
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Chapter 6 The implications of culture type for interorganizational combinationsChapter 7 Cross-border M & As and international alliances; Part Three Stages of Merger and Acquisition; Chapter 8 The pre-combination or courtship stage; Chapter 9 The legal announcement of the marriage; Chapter 10 The honeymoon period -- making the marriage work; Chapter 11 Establishing marital allegiance -- monitoring the success of the marriage; Appendix 1 Case Study 1: the Fast Car acquisitions; Appendix 2 Case Study 2: the acquisition of Fill-it Packaging; Appendix 3 Case Study 3: the Age-Nouvelle merger |
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Appendix 4 Case Study 4: the Gable-Apex mergerIndex |
| Summary |
Mergers, acquisitions, and alliances continue to be almost an everyday feature of the contemporary business scene, yet at least half prove to be unsuccessful. The authors show the contribution that psychology can make to our understanding of the merger phenomena - how it affects organizational performance, and how it affects the managers and employees involved. Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances is intended as a guide to successful organizational marriage. Great emphasis is placed on the issue of cultural compatibility as it concerns partner selection, integration practices and vent |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Management
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Corporate culture.
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Strategic alliances (Business)
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Business.
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Organizational Culture
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Business
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Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Management
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Corporate culture
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Strategic alliances (Business)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cartwright, Sue
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| ISBN |
9780080510903 |
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0080510906 |
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