Essays about: "Post merger"
Showing result 31 - 35 of 86 essays containing the words Post merger.
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31. Role of IT Specialists in the Information System Integration Process : The Case of Mergers and Acquisitions
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the role of IT specialists in systems integration during M&A processes including the issues faced during the process and provide suggestions based on experience from top management staff and IT specialists about improving the merger-IT integration process. Methods: In-depth interviews with open-ended questions were conducted on ten individuals belonging to the senior management of the companies under the study. READ MORE
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32. Making sense of management control in a merger: A case study on the use of an employee satisfaction tool in post-merger integration
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis examines organisational members' sensemaking of a management control system (MCS) aimed at facilitating employee alignment in post-merger integration (PMI) and how this affects the role of the MCS. By drawing upon sensemaking theory and insights from a single case study of an ongoing merger, we show how incongruent frames on the expected use of a MCS can lead to counterproductive consequences in PMI. READ MORE
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33. An Analysis of M&A Activity in the European SME Market and Value Drivers of Post-Merger Performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Abstract This thesis investigates the impacts pre-merger characteristics play in long-term post-merger performance from a sample of small and medium sized enterprises whom conducted M&A activity within the European Union between the time period of 2011-2013. Using data collected, a quantitative analysis was performed to measure the impact of six separate factors on post-merger performance analyzing the abnormal ROA through the inclusion of pre-merger performance as a control variable. READ MORE
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34. The art to transact an acquisition and merger - A qualitative study of a merger and acquisition transaction unfolding and aspects influencing the process
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Studies are presenting that approximately less than a third of mergers and acquisition are set to satisfy managers, resulting in high levels of unsound activities that are strategically inadequate and costly for the organizations, making the concept merger and acquisition as a strategy of growth and synergy to critically being evaluated. What aspect could possibly result in such un-sound outcome? This paper studies and examines an acquisition and merger transaction of a privately owned and managed firm since traditionally, there is multiple challenges with an sale of a privately owned and managed firm whereas some complications being information asymmetry between the seller and buyer, valuation difficulties and future uncertainties of how acquired firm should be operated and managed. READ MORE
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35. Agility in Post-Merger Integration : A Catalyst to Innovation
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Agility is referred to as the ability of a firm to proactively or reactively adapt successfully to rapid changes within the business environment both internally and externally. The Post-Merger Integration (PMI) phase is characterized by rapid organizational changes which require new strategy methods that suit the nature of today’s fast paced business environments. READ MORE
