Essays about: "Post-Acquisition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 essays containing the word Post-Acquisition.

  1. 1. Rethinking performance: Managing socio-ideological tensions with technocratic controls - A qualitative study of the effects on PMS in an organization with a strong culture post-acquisition.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Kajsa Björklind; Kajsa Thorselius; [2024]
    Keywords : Technocratic controls; Socio-ideological controls; Performance Management Systems PMS ; Cultural impact; Acquisition;

    Abstract : By conducting a qualitative single case study on a Swedish acquisition, this paper aims to examine the implications on Performance Management Systems post-acquisition, where the acquiree is characterized by a strong culture. By analyzing the findings from nine interviews using the framework of technocratic and socio-ideological controls by Alvesson & Kärreman (2004), we found a significant interplay in the controls. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of cross-border mergers & acquisitions as a driver of better corporate sustainability practices - A study on the post-acquisition context of selected target firms from Sri Lanka and Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Buddhini Erosha Jayasinghe; Farjana Rifat; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : Mergers and acquisitions M A ; cross-border; sustainability; corporate sustainability practices; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Environmental-Social-Governance ESG framework; target firm; stakeholder theory; resource-based view; acquirer; Sri Lanka; Sweden;

    Abstract : Companies typically strive to expand their realms. To do so, they rely on a series of organic and non-organic growth options, the latter including Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). M&As continue to grow in number and frequency across national and regional borders in search of strategic complementarity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Innovation and M&A: a study examining innovative capabilities post-acquisition

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jimmie Karlén; Martin Rosander; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : Merger and Acquisition; Innovative capabilities; M A; Innovation; Integration; Innovation audit; Motives for M A;

    Abstract : This study examines the impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the innovative capabilities of firms. Given how trillions of dollars are invested in acquisitions every year, yet the failure rate of M&As remain at 70-90 percent, the topic is important to analyse. READ MORE

  5. 4. Corporate-Startup integration: Understanding the types of startups manufacturing corporates are interested in and how to achieve a successful integration

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ludvig Cederhage; Ebba Backman; [2023]
    Keywords : CVC; Manufacturing corporates; Startup; Innovation; Digital Transformation; AI; IoT; Digital Twins; Post-acquisition Integration; Corporate-Startup Collaboration.; CVC; Manufacturing corporates; Startup; Innovation; Digital TransformationAI; IoT; Digital Twins; Post-acquisition Integration; Corporate-Startup Collaboration.;

    Abstract : KPMG has recognized that large manufacturing corporates in Sweden are experiencing impaired growth possibilities and have therefore started to turn to startups to help with innovation. Corporates have traditionally focused on growth through product improvement or market expansion but have recently started to shift their focus to acquisitions and partnerships with high potential startups. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish Acquisitions With A Long-Term Perspective. Comparing the Performance of Single and Serial Acquirers.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fanny Aleksandra Hulmi; Alessia Lovato; [2023]
    Keywords : M A; acquisitions; serial acquirers; long-term performance; BHAR.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the long-term post-acquisition performance of acquirers, both serial and single, in Sweden within a time frame spanning from 2000 to 2022. The post-acquisition performance is evaluated using a long-term event study, employing the Buy-and-Hold Abnormal Returns (BHAR) methodology. READ MORE