Mergers and Acquisitions: Perspectives

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Simon Peck, Paul Temple
Taylor & Francis, 2002 - 480 páginas
This set includes articles from the four main fields which have influenced the study of Mergers and Acquisitions: Economics, Finance, Strategic Management and Human Resource Management. Featuring the key papers by individuals who shaped the field, the collection presents these formative pieces in thematically grouped sections, including coverage of: * Perspectives on the modern business corporation and the role of mergers and acquisitions: historical, financial, strategic and management * Causes of mergers and acquisitions activity * Performance impact of mergers and acquisitions activity * Public policy and the corporation
The set features a comprehensive index and original introductory material.

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Property in transition
17
Integration by way of merger
24
The rationalization movement
55
Developing and testing the theoretical framework
66
Takeovers economic natural selection and the theory of
69
A society of longterm commitments 93 15
93
The nature of the firm
119
a theory of vertical
134
The institutions
221
Agency costs of free cash flow corporate finance and takeovers
229
Dominant firms and mergers
252
the efficiency arguments
266
theory and evidence
281
Merger motives and merger prescriptions
317
Corporate acquisition strategies and economic performance
327
a process perspective
337

market failure considerations
136
A theory of oligopoly
143
The institutional framework
151
the case
154
Mergers and the market for corporate control
172
The economics of diversification
186
Towards an economic theory of the multiproduct firm
202
Vertical mergers and market foreclosure
208
evidence and implications
356
Value maximization and the acquisition process
357
Acculturation in mergers and acquisitions
363
the effects of antitakeover
370
Further considerations
372
The impact of industry shocks on takeover
393
Useful summaries
415
the scientific evidence
430

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