Index

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

ISBN: 978-1-83753-861-4, eISBN: 978-1-83753-860-7

ISSN: 1479-361X

Publication date: 24 August 2023

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Citation

(2023), "Index", Cooper, C.L. and Finkelstein, S. (Ed.) Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Vol. 22), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20230000022012

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2023 Cary L. Cooper and Sydney Finkelstein


INDEX

Absorptive capacity mechanism
, 34

Academic database
, 20

Acquirer

autonomy preservation approach
, 63

premature jocularity
, 63

Acquisitions
, 2, 157

addressing information asymmetries after acquisition announcement
, 9–11

addressing information asymmetries before acquisition announcement
, 7–9

of assembly
, 60–62

decision-making process
, 86

information asymmetries in
, 3–5

of mechanic
, 55–60

process
, 3, 52, 61, 81, 156, 170

Advisors

types of
, 72–73

value of
, 72

All-round communication programs
, 43–44, 47

Alliances
, 8, 84–86

Anti-identity
, 56

Arguments
, 117

Arm’s-length ties
, 3, 9–10

Assembly deal
, 61

Association of Business Schools (ABS)
, 159

top-quartile ranked by
, 176–177

Auction process
, 72

Authentic consultation
, 127

Autonomy preservation approach
, 52, 60

Baby boomers
, 68

Benevolence-based trust
, 45

Blueprint mentality
, 143

Board interlocks
, 9

Boolean operators
, 158–159

Boundary spanning mechanism
, 34

Business brokers
, 72

Cardinal Health’s acquisition of Cordis
, 2

Case study of entrepreneurial mechatronics company
, 53

Chinese acquirers
, 46, 48

turnover of key skilled workers at
, 44–45

Chinese CBMAs

in Germany
, 35

integration
, 46

Chinese Cross–Border M&A integration

all-round communication programs
, 43–44

case design
, 35–36

communication and knowledge transfer
, 34

competence-based trust
, 45–46

data collection and analysis
, 36

employee turnover and knowledge transfer
, 34

key findings
, 36

knowledge transfer in CBMAs
, 33

methods
, 35

theoretical background
, 33

trust and knowledge transfer
, 34–35

turnover of key skilled workers at Chinese acquirers
, 44–45

two-way knowledge transfer
, 42–43

Chinese knowledge
, 47

seekers
, 47

Chinese strategic investors
, 32–33, 35

CHIP (semiconductor company)
, 52

Circumplex model
, 162, 165

integrating circumplex model of emotions
, 167–168

Coevolution
, 104

Collegial ties
, 6

Communication
, 32

and knowledge transfer
, 34

Competence-based trust
, 35, 45–47

Complementary knowledge transferred for overseas synergies realization
, 43

Consolidation
, 70

Constructionism
, 115–116

Content analysis
, 107

Contexts
, 115

Cooperative competence mechanism
, 34

Corporate firms
, 132

Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
, 8, 21, 23–24

Corporate venture capital (CVC)
, 86

investments
, 84

investors
, 84

Cross-border M&As
, 21

Cultural integration
, 92, 98

Data collection
, 135–136

Databases
, 158

Deal duration
, 22

Deal execution
, 139

Deal valuation
, 21

Decision-making process
, 141

Demographic group
, 68

Dilemma
, 126

Dilemma of stake
, 114

approaching urgency in merger integration as
, 115–117

Diligence
, 7

Divested units
, 53

Divestitures
, 64

processes
, 52

Dominant logic mechanism
, 34

Due diligence process
, 21

EBSCO Discovery Services
, 158

Educational activity ties
, 9

Electric units
, 57

Email networks
, 106

Embedded ties
, 5

Emotions, integrating circumplex model of
, 167–168

Employees
, 99

attitudes and behaviors
, 96, 107

frustration
, 103

health
, 101

perceptions
, 94

reactions to merger processes
, 97–98

turnover and knowledge transfer
, 34

Environment, social, and governance (ESG)
, 21, 23

ESG-motivated deals
, 27

Equity-based strategic alliances
, 5

Family ties
, 9

Firms, moderating role of reputation of partners affiliated with
, 84–85

Foreign direct investment (FDI)
, 32

Formal embedded ties
, 7–8, 10

Generalizability
, 150

Gioia method
, 53

“Go Slow”
, 117

joke on speed of integration at change team meeting
, 117

Grief cycle
, 119

Grieving process
, 119

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 68

Grounded theory approach
, 132, 135

Group Z (company)
, 36, 39, 43

training programs at
, 45

Heavy socialization mechanism
, 34

Human practices policies
, 48

Human resources (HR)
, 33

management
, 163

Incentivization
, 134, 140–141

Individual agency
, 103

Informal social ties
, 9

Informal ties
, 6

Information asymmetries
, 2, 6, 11, 78

in acquisitions
, 3–5

addressing information asymmetries after acquisition announcement
, 9–11

addressing information asymmetries before acquisition announcement
, 7–9

contextual conditions affecting
, 4–5

problem of
, 80

social ties as tools to address
, 5–6

typology of social ties-based solutions to
, 6

Information economics

literature
, 80

theory
, 78

Information symmetries
, 78

Informativeties
, 9

Integration
, 4

plans
, 9

process
, 116, 127

Integrative work approach
, 138, 143, 146

holistic responsibilities
, 143–144

market research
, 144

relationship management
, 144

Intensive communication policies
, 44

Intensive communication programs
, 44, 48

Inter-firm relationships
, 79, 84

Inter-organizational arrangements
, 8

Internal rate of return (IRR)
, 139

Internal stakeholders
, 118

International acquisitions
, 5

Inter–organizational relationships

choice of target firm
, 81–82

conditions affecting value of signals
, 82–85

directions for future research
, 85–86

of firms
, 81

M&A performance and potential to draw on signaling theory
, 85

matter
, 78–80

moderating role of being start-up firm
, 83–84

moderating role of reputation of partners affiliated with firms
, 84–85

signaling theory
, 80–81

Investment bankers
, 73

Investment hypothesis
, 144

Investment professionals
, 141

Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
, 2

Joint ventures (JV)
, 33

dominant transfer of product-related knowledge through
, 42

Journal Impact Factor (Journal IF)
, 159

Knowledge sharing
, 46

Knowledge transfer

in CBMAs
, 33

communication and
, 34

employee turnover and
, 34

process
, 33, 46–47

trust and
, 34–35

Leader–member–exchange (LMX)
, 103

Leisure activity ties
, 9

Light-touch integration approach
, 33

Linguistic inquiry and word count (LIWC)
, 107

Longitudinal network analysis techniques
, 105

Lower–Middle Market M&A

in practice
, 74–75

process, leadership, and statistics
, 70–72

research background
, 68–69

seller motivation
, 69–70

types of advisors
, 72–73

value of advisor
, 72

Machine-learning technique
, 25

Macro focus group interview
, 119

Managing directors (MDs)
, 36

Mapping agenda for future research
, 125–127

Market failure
, 2, 11

Mechanic

acquisition
, 55–60

deal
, 61

interviewees
, 56

management
, 56

unit
, 55

Merger appropriateness
, 95

Merger context
, 127

Merger implementation process
, 99

Merger integration

approaching urgency in merger integration as “dilemma of stake”
, 115–117

contextualizing urgency in
, 122

external context
, 123

internal context and forms of integration
, 122–123

political imperatives
, 124–125

public sector processes
, 123–124

and speed
, 114

Merger process
, 99, 116

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
, 20, 64, 81, 92, 104, 131

advisors
, 73

directions for future studies
, 27–28

failure
, 134

literature
, 156

methodology of literature review
, 20–21

performance and potential to draw on signaling theory
, 85

performance determinants
, 133

positioning M&A research for success
, 169–170

post-M&A phase
, 20

pre-M&A phase
, 20

process
, 68, 149

research
, 78

scholars
, 133

sustainability in post-M&A Phase
, 24–26

sustainability in pre-M&A phase
, 21–24

transactions
, 68

Method of payment
, 22–23

Methodological approach
, 157

Micro-foundations (MF)
, 156

change acceptance
, 165–166

change disengagement
, 163–165

change proactivity
, 166–167

change resistance
, 165

findings
, 161

integrating circumplex model of emotions
, 167–168

knowledge depth and breadth
, 170

methodology
, 158–161

need to explore positive emotions
, 168–169

positioning M&A research for success
, 169–170

Money-on-money multiple (MoM)
, 139

Multi-phased approach
, 158–159, 165–166

Multi-phased search approach
, 158

Multinational companies
, 53

National Center for the Middle Market
, 70

“Need for Speed”
, 119–122

Network mechanisms of contagion and convergence
, 99

Network patterning
, 104

New Zealand public sector
, 116

Operational systems
, 116

Organizational attachment
, 100

Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)
, 102

Organizational climate and norms
, 103

Organizational collegial ties
, 6

Organizational commitment
, 100

Organizational failure
, 2

sources
, 3

Organizational identification
, 100

Organizational learning literature
, 79

Organizational phenomena
, 28

Organizational set–up
, 140

decision-making
, 141

incentivization
, 140–141

interdependencies
, 141

Organizational silence
, 98

Organizational turmoil
, 104

Organizations
, 100

Original to Mechanic
, 58–59

Original unit
, 55

Paradox
, 126

Perceived M&A performance
, 138, 145

deal execution
, 139–140

financial return
, 139

realized value creation
, 139

Perceived organizational support (POS)
, 101

Personal connections
, 9

Personal valence expectations
, 94

Positive emotions, need to explore
, 168–169

Post-acquisition integration process
, 32, 34, 52

Post-merger integration (PMI)
, 92, 99, 103

avenues for social network research in merger outcomes stage
, 101–102

avenues for social network research in merger processes stage
, 99–100

avenues for social network research in pre-merger stage
, 95–97

conditions
, 93–94

employee reactions to merger processes
, 97–98

expectations
, 94–95

future research directions
, 102–105

merger outcomes
, 100–101

practical advice on data collection
, 106–107

Post–M&A phase

impact of M&As on sustainability
, 25–26

post-M&A operating performance
, 25

sustainability orientation in post-M&A
, 24

sustainability role in
, 24

Pre-merger organization status
, 94

Precis (entrepreneurial mechatronics company)
, 52

case
, 62

scaling-up Precis
, 53

Pre–M&A phase

deal duration
, 22

deal valuation
, 21–22

due diligence
, 21

method of payment
, 22–23

stock market reactions
, 23–24

sustainability role in
, 21

Principal-agent theory
, 148

Private equity (PE)
, 70

data analysis
, 137

data collection
, 135–136

developing emergent theoretical model
, 145–147

findings
, 137

implications for practice
, 149–150

integrative work approach
, 143–144

investment
, 133–134

investors
, 139

limitations and future research opportunities
, 150

M&A Performance
, 133

methods
, 135

organizational set-up
, 140–141

perceived M&A performance
, 138–140

private equity investment
, 133–134

professional identity
, 142–143

professionals
, 147

research design
, 135

theoretical background
, 133

theoretical implications
, 148–149

transactions
, 134

Proactivity themes
, 166

Process statistics
, 68

Product-related knowledge through JV, dominant transfer of
, 42

Professional identity
, 142

critical view
, 142–143

excellence
, 142

mindset
, 143

Public sector

managing mergers in
, 123

processes
, 123–124

R&D alliances
, 86

Radar
, 60

Relational disconnection
, 57, 60

Relationship management
, 146

Reputation of partners affiliated with firms, moderating role of
, 84–85

Researchers
, 106

Risk mitigation approach
, 167

Scaling–up Precis
, 53

data collection and analysis
, 53–55

Scholars
, 27

Scopus
, 158

Second-order themes
, 137

Seller’s experience
, 68

Selling

company industries
, 69

process
, 73

Sentiment analysis on emails
, 107

Signaling mechanism
, 80–82, 85

Signaling theory
, 80–81

M&A performance and potential to draw on
, 85

Signals, conditions affecting value of
, 82

Social and governance performance
, 22

Social capital literature
, 79

Social community mechanism
, 34

Social integration
, 98

Social investment
, 21

Social networks
, 92, 96

analysis
, 92

avenues for social network research in merger outcomes stage
, 101–102

avenues for social network research in merger processes stage
, 99–100

avenues for social network research in pre-merger stage
, 95–97

integration
, 92

perspective
, 102

researchers
, 106

studies on PMI
, 107

Social performance
, 21

Social ties
, 3

contextual conditions affecting information asymmetries
, 4–5

information asymmetries in acquisitions
, 3–5

managerial considerations
, 11–12

research implications
, 12

theoretical background
, 3

as tools to address information asymmetries
, 5–6

typology of social ties-based solutions to information asymmetries
, 6–11

Socially responsible investing (SRI)
, 23

Special ties
, 6

Speed of integration at change team meeting, joke on
, 117

Stakeholders
, 8, 11, 127

Star module
, 62

Star Project
, 61

Start-up firm, moderating role of being
, 83–84

Stochastic Actor-Oriented Model (SAOM)
, 105

Stock market reactions
, 23–24

Strategic disconnection process
, 61

Strategic management

literature
, 78

perspective of strategic management theories
, 78–80

Sustainability
, 20

proxy of
, 22

role in post-M&A Phase
, 24–26

role in pre-M&A phase
, 21–24

Synergy
, 85

Temporal Exponential Random Graph Model (TERGM)
, 105

Thematic analysis
, 36

Thomson Reuters Corporate Responsibility Ratings (TRCRR)
, 27

Transitional agreements (TSAs)
, 63

Triadic process
, 64

acquisition of assembly
, 60–62

acquisition of mechanic
, 55–60

scaling-up Precis
, 53

Trust and knowledge transfer
, 34–35

Trustworthiness
, 34

Turnover of skilled workers
, 44

at Chinese knowledge seekers
, 47

Two-way knowledge transfer
, 42–43

complementary knowledge transferred for overseas synergies realization
, 43

dominant transfer of product-related knowledge through JV
, 42

Uncertainty
, 120

Urgency
, 126

approaching urgency in merger integration as “dilemma of stake”
, 115–117

arguments
, 117–125

contextualizing urgency in merger integration
, 122

of integration
, 116

mapping agenda for future research
, 125–127

merger integration and speed
, 114

US firms
, 23

US middle market
, 68

Web of Science
, 158

Wu Wei paradigm
, See Light-touch integration approach