Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

Cary L. Cooper is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. Cooper is the author and editor of more than 175 books and is one of Britain's most quoted business gurus.Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and the host of the podcast, The Sydcast. Professor Finkelstein is a recognized thought leader on leadership, strategy, and corporate governance.

• Introduction: Current Trends in M&A Research; Cary L. Cooper and Sydney Finkelstein Chapter 1. Pre-M&A “Leadership” Eight years Later?: How has Behavioral Due Diligence Faired?; Judith Ann Gebhardt Chapter 2. Contextualizing the Pre-Deal Phase of Mergers and Acquisitions: A Strategic Decision Making Process Perspective; Bowen Lou and Neil G. Shepherd Chapter 3. Planning and merger integration: Scrutinizing the dynamics of value judgements in the public sector; Sally Riad and Urs DaellenbachChapter 4. Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Research through Acker’s Firm Inequality Regimes Framework; Janja Annabel Tardios Chapter 5. Nexus Between Mergers and Acquisitions Strategies and ESG Performance: The Influence of Green Governance Structure; Dramani Angsoyiri, Fadi Alkaraan, and Judith John Chapter 6. Uncoupling the Private Equity-backed Buy-and-Build Strategy; Niklas Linder, David P. Kroon, and Svetlana N. Khapova Chapter 7. Modelling RWI and EOP Contracts to Mitigate M&A Valuation Risk; Kamal Ghosh Ray Chapter 8. UK Regional Economic Governance: Corporate Insights into Possible Reform Options; Philip McCann