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1. 1. Business Growth by Mergers and Acquisitions : A Qualitative Study of Business Strategies: The Case of Smile Tandvård

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Sebastian Augustsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Mergers; Acquisitions; Business Strategies; Growth; Strategies; Fusioner; Förvärv; Företagsstrategier; Tillväxt; Strategier;

   Abstract : M&A is a strategy with a process that greatly revolves around achieving an approved merger, and subsequently being ready to act upon an approval. The strategy’s focuses are on the preparation and the analysis of the merger. READ MORE

3. 2. Is M&A success decided before the deal goes through?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Bore Westman; Erik Mildenberger; [2021]
   Keywords : M A; Success; Acquisitions; Performance; EU-15; Accounting; ROA; R D; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing discussion about M&A performance and the impact pre-merger characteristics have on post-merger performance for the acquiring firm. The study is limited to acquisition deals that occurred in 2014 and the acquiring firm being located in the EU-15 area. READ MORE

4. 3. 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 finansiering

   Author : Joanna Sandberg; Gabriella Thulin; [2020]
   Keywords : management control systems; post-merger integration; sensemaking; employee satisfaction;

   Abstract : 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

5. 4. Goodwill Impairment : Predicting goodwill impairment with the market reaction to acquisitions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Godefroy Späth; Robert Trampler; [2018]
   Keywords : Goodwill impairment; market reaction; nordic countries; G20; earnings management; IFRS 3; merger and acquisition;

   Abstract : In the economy intangible assets have become more and more important. Financial standards have evolved in order to capture this change and to be relevant. IFRS are international financial accounting standards with the goal to provide investors relevant information in their investment decision process. READ MORE

6. 5. Do the Customers Matter in Mergers and Acquisitions?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Zuher Kiswani; Mohamad Alam Omarsyah; [2015]
   Keywords : Merger and Acquisition; Customer; Financial Performance; Customer Reactions; Ordinary Least Square; Case Survey study; marketing.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between post merger financial performance and customer reactions on M&As, as well as how the issues of strategic relationships, integration, marketing, and human resources influence these customer reactions. Method: One of the main reasons why M&A research lacks so much of customer reactions is that the methodological mainstream of M&A research in finance, economics, and strategy areas consist of quantitative surveys based on existing stock market and accounting data, which do not include more detailed customer, employee, and process data. READ MORE