Research Agenda for Mergers and Acquisitions

Edited by David R. King, Florida State University, US and Olimpia Meglio, Associate Professor of Management, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

• Contents:Preface xiList of contributors xiiiAcknowledgements xviiIntroduction: moving acquisition research forward 1David R. King and Olimpia Meglio1 Heuristics in pre-merger processes 19David Santana, Thi Nguyen, Nicola Mirc and Audrey Rouziès2 Target screening: a key strategic success factorfor acquisitions 43Florian Bauer and Mai Anh Dao3 Top executives and acquisitions 67Gonzalo Molina-Sieiro and Mehdi Samimi4 The impact of analysts on acquirer stock price volatility 89Kyeong-Seop Choi5 Social media and firm performance: a review 107Paige Costanzo and Christine Kirkland6 The importance of network studies on mergersand acquisitions 125Christina Öberg7 Reimagining M&A integration: a project-basedview on M&As 145Joana Geraldi and Satu Teerikangas8 Blending causation and effectuation inacquisitions: a research agenda 161Olimpia Meglio9 M&A failure: an interdisciplinary, systematic review 179Timo Paumen, David Kroon and Svetlana N. Khapova10 An ecosystem perspective of acquisitionoutcomes: a research agenda 201Svante Schriber and Olimpia Meglio

‘Despite decades of research into Mergers and Acquisitions, the phenomena remains illusive and poorly understood. This refreshing new book, edited by King and Meglio, provides new perspectives on traditional topics as well as stimulating insights into nascent areas. It exposes the importance of viewing M&A as a multi-faceted phenomena and this is to be welcomed by academics and practitioners alike.’