Handbook of Research on Mergers and Acquisitions

Edited by Yaakov Weber, Chair, Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, School of Business Administration, College of Management, Israel

• Contents:IntroductionYaakov WeberPART I: NEW MODELS AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS ON CONNECTIONS BETWEEN M&A STAGES1. The Role of Trust in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical EvidenceGünter K. Stahl2. Integration of International Mergers and Acquisitions: Test of a New ParadigmYaakov Weber, Shlomo Yedidia Tarba, Günter K. Stahl and Ziva Bachar-RozenPART II: RESEARCH AGENDA AND THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT ON CONNECTION BETWEEN M&A STAGES AND CONTEXT VARIABLES3. A Research Agenda to Increase Merger and Acquisition SuccessMitchell Lee Marks and Philip H. Mirvis4. Placing Process Factors Along with Contextual Factors in Merger and Acquisition ResearchTaco H. Reus, Kimberley M. Ellis, Bruce T. Lamont and Annette L. Ranft5. The Dynamics of Knowledge Transfer in Mergers and AcquisitionsPaulina Junni, Riikka M. Sarala and Eero VaaraPART III: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN M&A RESEARCH6. Merger and Acquisition Outcomes – Is it Meaningful to Talk About High Failure Rates?Annette Risberg and Olimpia Meglio7. Researching Mergers and Acquisitions with the Case Study Method: Idiographic Understanding of Longitudinal Integration ProcessesLars Bengtsson and Rikard Larsson8. Individual Values and Organizational Culture During a Merger: Immovable Objects or Shifting Sands?Marie H. Kavanagh and Neal M. AshkanasyPART IV: NEW AND UNDER-EXPLORED CONTEXT AND PROCESS VARIABLES IN VARIOUS M&A STAGES9. Facilitating Mergers through Management and Organization of Communication: An Analysis of Strategic Communication in a Cross-Border MergerAnne-Marie Søderberg10. Determinants of Top Management Retention in Cross Border AcquisitionsMohammad Faisal Ahammad, Keith W. Glaister, Yaakov Weber and Shlomo Yedidia Tarba11. Grief and the Management of Mergers and AcquisitionsPhilippe Very, Emmanuel Metais and Pierre-Guy HourquetIndex