This comprehensive volume tackles the issues of Mergers & Acquisitions activity - the dominant form of both Foreign Direct Investment and domestic direct investment. The volume aims to explore the concept of M&As in a manner that would be useful both to students and academics/practitioners. The subject coverage deals with the core issues and the discussion is not limited to introductory themes but deals with relevant specificities. The volume is divided in three parts, covering theregional concentration of M&As at a global level and the impact of the economic crisis, the determinants of M&As, and theoretical concepts and practical applications related to M&A activity.
To Merge or to Acquire: Introduction; V.A.Vlachos Regional Concentration of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Global Economic System; A.P.Bitzenis & P.Papadimitriou Mergers and Acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe and the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis; C.Sakali Why do Mergers and Acquisitions Happen and Why Not? An Analysis of the Motives and the Defensive Tactics; I.A.Tampakoudis & D.N.Subeniotis A Survey of the Literature on the Determinants of Merger and Acquisition Activity; V.A.Vlachos Foreign Direct Investment in FYROM: An Overview of Motives and Barriers; A.P.Bitzenis, V.Nuskova & V.A.Vlachos Internal Audit and Mergers and Acquisitions; T.Karagiorgos, G.Drogalas & P.Pantelidis The Institutional Framework of Multinational Enterprise/State Interactions in International Business; Y.Rizopoulos & D.Sergakis New Challenges in Corporate Governance: Linking Mergers and Acquisitions with Social Responsibility; G.Tea & M.Paulisic