Essays about: "Mergers and Acquisitions"

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  1. 16. Does target firm risk differ depending on the gender of the acquiring firm's CEO?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Strandqvist; Malkolm Sten; [2023]
    Keywords : Chief Executive Officer; Gender; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk aversion; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine the relationship between the gender of the CEO and target firm risk in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Previous research has shown that there may be differences in risk attitudes and behavior between men and women, which could affect their decision-making processes in M&A transactions. READ MORE

  3. 17. R&D Integration Between Subsidiary Companies : A Case Study in the Commercial Vehicle Industry

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Christianne Sandstig; [2023]
    Keywords : product development integration; post-merger integration; subsidiary collaborations; corporate parent; integration approaches; integration success factors; produktutvecklingsintegration; integration efter företagsförvärv; dotterbolagssamarbeten; företagsförälder; integrationsmetoder; integrationsframgångsfaktorer;

    Abstract : Through mergers and acquisitions, automotive manufacturers can gain access to intellectual property and the ability to release advanced products and services at a faster pace and a decreased cost. This is achieved through integrating the product development capabilities of the merged or acquired companies. READ MORE

  4. 18. Overcoming M&A Challenges : The Function of Knowledge Management, Organisational Members, and Operational Managers in the Context of M&As

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Fabian Andersson; Gustav Vilumsons; [2023]
    Keywords : Absorptive Capacity; Knowledge Integration; Knowledge Transfer; Mergers and Acquisitions; Operational Management; Organisational Members;

    Abstract : Problem Mergers and acquisitions are a common way for organisations to extend their operations. By merging two or more organisations into one, the newly formed constellation can access new markets and increase the market presence or control of the supply chain. READ MORE

  5. 19. Acquisitions and Family Businesses : Socioemotional wealth and selling decisions

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Joao Cesário; Natalia Sánchez; [2023]
    Keywords : Family Businesses; Socioemotional Wealth; Generational Transition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Heterogeneity; FIBER; Selling Decisions;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to establish the psychometric five-dimension model proposed by Berrone, Cruz, & Gomez-Mejia (2012) with the objective of investigating the effect of SEW (Socioemotional Welath) in strategic choices made by family firms towards M&A decisions, specifically selling decisions. Studying SEW among different family firms and its implications on their M&A decisions will contribute to literature on SEW and M&A's involving family firms. READ MORE

  6. 20. Organizational culture's role in the integration phase of M&A transactions : A case study based on recent transactions

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Amelia Bågevik Gray; Samuel Johansson Lemon; [2023]
    Keywords : Mergers; Acquisitions; M A transaction; Organizational Culture; Integration; Cultural dimensions; Integration strategy.; Mergers; Acquisitions; M A transaktion; Organisationell kultur; Integration; Kulturella dimensioner; Integrations strategi.;

    Abstract : The term mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a collective name for a certain type of financial transaction, in which two organizations become a single entity (Rosenthal 2002, Seo & Hill 2005, Silhan 1994). In the post-M&A transaction process, the phase of integrating the organizations together emerges. READ MORE