Mergers and Acquisitions

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Series Page
4. Title
5. Copyright
6. Contents
7. List of illustrations
8. 1 Introduction
   1. Change content
   2. Change context
   3. Process of change
   4. Change outcomes
   5. Summary and outlook
9. 2 Content of change
   1. M&A versus other growth modes
   2. External and internal drivers of M&A
   3. M&A motives
   4. Related topic: divestments
   5. Related topic: due diligence
   6. Summary and outlook
10. 3 Context of change
    1. Stakeholders
    2. Related topic: family firms
    3. Communication
    4. Summary and outlook
11. 4 Process of change
    1. Shifting focus of M&A research
    2. Aggregating M&A research
    3. Summary and outlook
    4. Appendix: meta-analytic procedure
12. 5 Change outcomes
    1. M&A performance
    2. Unrealistic expectations?
    3. Alternative performance measures
    4. Acquisition capability
    5. Summary and outlook
13. 6 Conclusion
    1. Where have we gone?
    2. Where can we go?
    3. Summary and outlook
14. References
15. Index