Mergers and acquisitions M&As are the front line strategic option for organizations attempting to have competitive advantage over its competitors. Organizations word-wide spend billions of dollars in pursuit of this strategy. However, the success rate is less then estimable. This is mainly due to the clashes of corporate cultures. The objectives of this theoretical paper are to find out the rea...

In the changing economic scenario, mergers and acquisitions are likely to emerge as an important strategy In the Indian corporate sector. Understanding the process of merger/acquisition therefore becomes important to ensure success of the strategy. This paper highlights the. managerial tasks involved for achieving higher levels of integration, which help In realising the unique managerial chall...

This article investigates the motives for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the U.S. meat products industry from 1977 to 1992. Results show that acquired meat and poultry plants were very productive before mergers, and that all but the very largest meat slaughter and processing plants and all but the bottom 20% of the poultry slaughter and processing plants significantly improved their product...

This paper examines the employment effects of acquisitions for acquired European firms taking non-random selection of acquisition targets explicitly into account. Following the empirical firm growth literature and theories put forward in the mergers and acquisition (M&A) literature we control for convergence dynamics in firm size and distinguish between different types of acquisitions. Empirica...

In the context of dynamics modern external environment, importance risk management in general and risks inherent processes mergers acquisitions has sharply increased. This is becoming one primary challenges business, solution which will contribute to economic growth development. this article, based on a broad review literature, key are identified classified, level their significance assessed, r...