Part of the new Blackwells "Images of Strategy" series: this highly topical book provides multi-disciplinary perspectives on the important area of Mergers and Acquisitions, ranging from finance to psychology. A stimulating mixture of critique, analysis and cases, each chapter introduces key frameworks that relate to a particular perspective, 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 analysing their own organisational 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.
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Part I: Overview
1. Horizons of M&A: Duncan Angwin (University of Warwick)
Part II: Dimension 1
2. M&A as success: Mark Whittington (University of Aberdeen) and Ken Bates (University of Warwick)
3. M&A as illusion? Chris Smith (University of Adelaide)
4. M&A as imperialism? Simon Collinson (University of Warwick)
5. M&A as warspeak? Stephen Cummings (Victoria University of Wellington) and Sally Riad
6. M&A as power : Glenn Morgan (University of Warwick)
7. M&A as risk: Matthew Checkley (University of Warwick)
Part III: Dimension 2
8. M&A as knowledge: Laura Empson (Said Business School, University of Oxford)
9. M&A as stereotypes: Eero Vaara (Helsinki School of Economic & Business Administration) and Janne Tienari (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland)
10. M&A as boundaries: Derek O'Bryne (Waterford Institute)
11. M&A as linkage: David Schweiger (University of South Carolina), Erin Mitchell, Justin Scott, Caroline Brown
12. M&A as monitoring: Philippe Very (EDHEC) and Stephen Gates (The Conference Board)
13. M&A as practice: Duncan Angwin (University of Warwick)
Part IV: Dimension intersect?
14. M&A: a time: Duncan Angwin (University of Warwick) and Scott Dacko (University of Warwick)
15. M&A: a review: Duncan Angwin (University of Warwick)
Appendix A: At What Price Should Tesco Buy Greggs? Mark Whittington (University of Aberdeen) and Ken Bates (University of Warwick)
Glossary
References
Index
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