A Sociocultural Perspective on Knowledge Transfer in Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions: A Tool for Knowledge/Technology Transfer

More companies than ever before are turning to Mergers and Acquisition (M&As), at a pace that is not expected to abate any time soon. For many companies M&As represent the fastest possible route to growth. The acquiring companies seek to grow quickly by flowing more of the same products through new sales channels. For other companies, formally aligning oneself with another company makes it poss...

Mergers and Acquisitions: A Financial Economics Perspective

In this paper, I begin by describing and assessing the different criteria simple criteria used by financial economists to evaluate merger success. I then discuss the empirical evidence on mergers and acquisitions in the corporate finance literature beginning with stock return studies, moving to accounting-based studies, and finishing with some discussion of clinical studies. Next, I discuss wha...

Knowledge Integration after Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking: Understanding the IT Integration Perspective

The aim of this exploratory study is to understand the key issues associated with integrating Information Technology (IT) in banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The study is undertaken by reviewing a number of high-profile cases and interviewing the IT practitioners who managed the corresponding processes. The result is a comprehensive review of a poorly understood and researched area provi...

Actuarial Considerations in Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions: an International Perspective

The 1990s witnessed an explosion of cross-border mergers and acquisitions as companies in mature markets sought to increase their potential for growth through expansion into developing markets. This paper presents a broad overview of the actuarial considerations of insurance company transactions in developing countries, identifying both theoretical and practical issues that need to be addressed...