Mergers and acquisitions : the critical role of stakeholders / edited by Helen Anderson, Virpi Havila and Fredrik Nilsson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Helén, 1954-

Havila, Virpi.

Nilsson, Fredrik, 1967 February 3-

Series:

Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

Routledge advances in management and business studies ; 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consolidation and merger of corporations.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A merger or acquisition is usually a challenging endeavor with a single ultimate aim: to create value for the owner. However, stakeholder theory shows how such a narrow and one-sided focus is detrimental to value-creation in general - not only for other stakeholders within and outside the organization, but also for the owner. Especially in a merger or an acquisition, it is evident that there are many groups and individuals who have a stake in the success or failure of a business.So far, the overwhelming majority of research in the field of mergers and acquisitions has focused

Contents:

Cover; Mergers and Acquisitions; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 A Stakeholder Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions; PART I Shareholders and Top Managers; 2 The Growing Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in Mergers and Acquisitions; 3 Top Managers as Stakeholders: Their Motives and Sense-Making in a 'Hostile' Merger and Acquisition Process; PART II Middle Managers and Employees

4 The Arranged Marriage Syndrome: Challenges to Subsidiary Managers during the Integration Process between Two Merging Multinational Companies5 Internal Legitimacy for Change in Mergers and Acquisitions; 6 The Internal Auditor's Involvement in Acquisitions; 7 When the Integration of Management Control Systems Is at Stake: Experience from the Car Industry; PART III Suppliers and Customers; 8 Managing the Influence of External Competitive Change during Integration; 9 Supplier Relationships at Stake in Mergers and Acquisitions

10 Why Do Customers Dissolve Their Business Relationships with the Acquired Party Following an Acquisition?PART IV Public Bodies, Other Parties of Public Interest, and Scholars; 11 Mergers in Central Government: Role Ambiguities and Blame-Avoidance; 12 Bank Mergers in Sweden: The Interplay between Bank Owners, Bank Management, and the State, 1910-2009; 13 The Stake of High Failure Rates in Mergers and Acquisitions; EPILOGUE; 14 Reflection on the Critical Role of Stakeholders in Mergers and Acquisitions; List of Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781136278402

1136278400

9780203111376

0203111370

9781283844765

1283844761

9781136278419

1136278419

OCLC:

821174024