Index

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

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ISSN: 1479-361X

Publication date: 27 June 2017

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(2017), "Index", Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Vol. 16), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20170000016011

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INDEX

Absenteeism
, 118

Acquirer(s) of firm
, 3, 5, 103

alliance use for potential targets
, 4

partnering activities
, 8

post-acquisition performance
, 12

Acquisition behavior
, 5

Affective commitment
, 118

Aggression
, 169

active
, 175

open
, 175

Alienation, concept of

definition of
, 119–120

dimensions of
, 120

feeling among employees
, 119–120

Alliances
, 2

acquisitions, impact on
, 8

as alternative governance choices
, 4

challenges in
, 9–10

comparison between acquisitions and
, 3–4

conversion to acquisitions
, 5

motivations for
, 3

networks
, 14

partner
, 13

exploration alliances and potential acquisition
, 14

opportunistic behavior of
, 5

prior deals
, 4

prior experience, importance of
, 5

See also Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)

Arbitrage process
, 40

Arbitrageurs
, 56

transactions by
, 40

Bad behavior
, 77

Balanced scorecard
, 70, 73–74

Bargaining
, 169

Behavioral due diligence (BDD)
, 22, 32–33

assessment

guidelines for
, 25–26

lists for
, 27

definition of
, 23, 26

importance of
, 30–31

merits assessment
, 30–31

pre-M&A
, 31

thorough screening of management
, 25

Behavioral theory of firm
, 6–9

Behavioral training
, 121

Benchmarking
, 72–74

Biculture
, 49

Blank-cheque company
, 85

Book value (BVpost-acquisition)
, 87

Bounded rationality
, 75

Business

characteristics of
, 103

classification of
, 100

economics
, 23

multi-faceted business deal
, 121–122

organizations
, 185

professional advisers, role of
, 187

Business model diversification
, 100–102, 107–108

Business model, notion of
, 100, 103, 108

managerial implications
, 109

post-acquisition performance
, 102–104, 106, 108–110

Business model relatedness, concept of
, 102, 110

acquisition of

related business models
, 104–106

unrelated business models
, 106–107

diversification into related and unrelated business models
, 104

limitations and research directions for future
, 110

organizational identity research
, 108

post-acquisition performance
, 108

Business model validation
, 105

Calculative commitment
, 118

Capital investment financial analysis techniques
, 69

Capital investment project
, 70–71

Cash balance of the SPAC (CSPAC)
, 87

Change management
, 121–123

Commitment

definition of
, 118

strength of individual’s identification
, 119

See also Organizational commitment

Competency development training
, 121

Competing Values Framework
, 27

Completion risk
, 40, 56–57

Computer simulation and beta (CAPM) analysis
, 73

Conflict in mergers and acquisitions
, 166–167, 176

evidence of
, 167–169

intergroup conflicts
, 169

study of
, 169–170

between subgroups
, 169

types of
, 167

Conflict resolution training
, 121

Contagion mechanisms
, 173

Continuance commitment
, 118–119

Conventional financial analyses
, 69

Conventional investment appraisal techniques
, 69

Copycat behavior
, 77

Corporate cultures
, 51, 53, 56–57

decisions, impact of
, 46

definition of
, 46

direction of human resources
, 46

targeted entity
, 47

See also Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)

Corporate governance
, 184

Corporate strategy
, 100, 103, 109–110

Cross-border M&As
, 50–51, 122

between US Inc and UK PLC
, 192–194

Cross-business synergy
, 109

Cross-business transferability of strategic resources
, 108

Cross-cultural

training
, 121–122

work alienation
, 120

Cultural assessment worksheet
, 27

Cultural audit
, 52–53

Cultural collisions
, 52

Cultural conflict
, 53, 167

Cultural differences
, 167–168

Cultural dimensions
, 48–49

Cultural due diligence (CDD)
, 27, 52

Cultural fit
, 43, 45, 52–53, 57, 167

Cultural isolation
, 120

Culture(s)

clashes or collision
, 167

cost of
, 168

definition of
, 27, 46

egalitarian
, 50

levels of
, 27

primary mechanisms
, 26–27

Customers
, 51, 54, 70, 105–107, 187, 192

Decision trees
, 75

Denison Survey
, 27

Depression
, 127, 169

Discounted cash flows (DCFs)
, 69, 75

capital investment decisions
, 70

Dispute processing
, 174

Dual processing in decision-making
, 77

Due diligence (DD)
, 22, 24, 32

behavioral
, 25–26

cultural
, 25

Earnings per share (EPS)
, 92

EEOE complaints in United States
, 62

Emotional training
, 121, 124, 127

Employee redundancies, concept of
, 119

Employees
, 187

attitudes
, 117

commitment to organization
, 118–119

feelings of alienation among
, 119–120

and M&As

departure and retention, reasons for
, 46

dysfunctional effects
, 166

economic incentives to retain
, 42

exit
, 43

files consolidation during early phase
, 44

low commitment of acquired entity
, 119

non-financial benefits
, 42

personnel needs, impact of neglecting
, 51

realignment of positions and functions
, 46

retention
, 42

targeted firms
, 59

transfer from remote locations
, 44

wage alignment
, 45

openness to large-scale change
, 117

turnover
, 60, 117

Escrow account
, 84, 86

Escrowed investment (EISPAC)
, 87

Expected value tables
, 75

Fair market value of the target (FMVtarget)
, 87

Financial analysis technique
, 68

in UK companies
, 73

Financial audit
, 53

Financial incentives
, 38, 42

Financial option-pricing model
, 70

Foreign direct investment
, 40

Goodwill, concept of
, 39

Greenfield ventures/investment
, 11

Group-level equality
, 145

Hierarchy
, 29

of risk classifications
, 135

social power structure in organization
, 50

Horizontal merger
, 54

HR due diligence
, 27

Human asset management
, 27

Human Capital Association’s (HCA)
, 32

Human capital audit
, 53–54

Human capital of M&As
, 43–55, 61

Human due diligence
, 26–27

Human integration, goals and objectives of
, 46

Human-relationship-base risks
, 142

Human resources (HR)
, 38, 43–44, 49, 56–57, 116, 127–128

audit
, 61

autonomy
, 117

-based variables
, 117

consolidation of, difficulties faced during
, 44–45

future operations
, 46

role in PMI
, 142

Individualism/individualistic culture
, 50

Individual perceptions risk
, 146–150

Information asymmetry
, 9–10

Information seeking process
, 144

Initial public offering (IPO)
, 83–85, 88, 90

Integration process
, 4–5, 176

barriers in
, 119

challenges during
, 123

cross-border deal
, 122

importance of
, 116

managerial
, 46

risk
, 137–142

sociocultural
, 46

Inter-firm

collaborations
, 4

competition
, 2

governance mechanisms
, 2

partnerships
, 4

relationship
, 5

Intergroup dynamics
, 168

Internal rate of return (IRR)
, 69, 73

Internal stakeholder interview
, 27

International alliance
, 10, 14

Interorganizational structure
, 173

Intuitution
, 76–77

Investment appraisal technique
, 68

Investment bank advisers

control over client decisions
, 189

powers of
, 188

role
, 188

in US Inc merger with UK PLC
, 196

top management relationship with
, 189–190

Japanese banks
, 41

Japanese firms
, 40–41

Job

analysis
, 53

insecurity
, 175

-related training
, 121–122

Joint

brokerage
, 14

ventures
, 68

Knowledge

-based firms
, 42

as competitive resource
, 42

depreciation of
, 41

dilemmas to transfer
, 42

shared among group
, 145

through M&As
, 41

Leader/leadership
, 76

definition of
, 28

exemplary
, 28

and managers, differences between
, 30

pro-social
, 28

strategic
, 29

tasks and actions of
, 28–30

Lemon problem
, 39

Leveraged buyout (LBO) transaction
, 87, 94

Lingering conflicts
, 169

Low-power groups
, 145

Management
, 176

change
, 122

emotions associated with
, 123

definition of
, 28

grouping of workers
, 171

vs leadership
, 29

Managerial energy absorption
, 51–52

Managers

definition of
, 28

disempowerment feeling among
, 120

focus of
, 38

intuition and knowledge use by
, 78

need to identify integration stages
, 125

need to investigate employees oversupply
, 44

new job roles, identification of
, 122

responsibility towards stakeholders
, 186

shaping of events
, 116

tasks and actions of
, 28–30

See also Leader; Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)

Manifest conflict
, 175

Market value (MV)
, 92

Meaninglessness
, 120

Membership, notion of
, 149

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)
, 2, 12–13, 21–22, 61, 68

acquiring of knowledge
, 41

behavior
, 7

cultural perspective
, 166

deals between 1998 and 2000
, 116

distractions from
, 41

ethical/ethicality

analysis
, 203–204

approaches to
, 190–192

assessment of activities of
, 189

deal, assessment process
, 193

evaluations of
, 190

failure of
, 38

focus of manager
, 56

governance choice
, 4

human impact of performance
, 31

human resources
, 38

decisions
, 57

human side of
, 166

integration of
, 45

large organizations, previous research focus on
, 43

leadership

ethical aspects
, 24

specific areas
, 23

study of
, 24

motivations for
, 3

multidivisional structure (M-form)

components of
, 42–43

facets of
, 42

negotiations between parties
, 39

objectives of
, 168–169

organizational dimensions
, 45

outcome
, 7

phases of

combination
, 22–23

post-combination
, 23

pre-combination
, 22

post-M&A workforce
, 53–55

process of
, 25

procurement strategies
, 39

productivity and ownership change, direct relationship between
, 117

psychological perspective
, 166, 168

uncertainty in
, 168

reality and risks
, 40

regulatory environment influence on
, 50

research agenda
, 25

shareholders and employees, withdrawal of
, 39

social perspective
, 166

as strategic tools for growth and prosperity
, 116

strategy of choice for organizations over
, 116

success, criteria for
, 38

of U.S. firms by Japanese firms
, 41

See also Alliances; Stakeholders

Merging Cultures Evaluation Index
, 27

Multibusiness firms
, 102–103

Multi-cultural workforce
, 122

Multinational organization
, 49

Multiple culture
, 49

National culture

acquired in early childhood, dimensions
, 48

auditing practices
, 49

critical characteristics
, 50

differences impact on M&As
, 47

financial and managerial strategies, influence on
, 49

impact of
, 47–48

non-corporate language, prohibition of
, 51

prediction of consumers
, 49–50

religion, inclusion of
, 47

Negotiated order theory
, 170, 175–176

Negotiation(s)/negotiating
, 5, 8–9, 13, 169, 177

formal
, 170

with post-merger order
, 170–176

See also Conflict in mergers and acquisitions

Net assets acquired from target (NAtarget)
, 87

Net asset value (NAV)
, 92

Net present value (NPV)
, 69, 73

Networks

impact of
, 14

types of
, 14

Network theory (NT)
, 7, 13–14

Non-realistic conflict
, 169

Normative commitment
, 119

Normlessness
, 120

One-size-fits-all management style
, 123

Organizational behavior (OB)
, 26, 117

Organizational climate
, 144

Organizational commitment

components of
, 118

definition of
, 118

Organizational culture
, 27, 172

Organizational fit
, 3, 5, 45, 116

Organizational learning perspective
, 8

Organizational members
, 168, 171–172, 176

Organizational size
, 43–44, 58

Organization communicates
, 144

Organization conditions
, 142, 144

Partner(s)/partnering
, 3, 8, 12

alliance
, 5

exchange
, 104

information asymmetry between targets and
, 9

merge, culture of
, 33

opportunistic behavior
, 5

potential
, 10, 25

pre-acquisition
, 14

preferred interaction
, 170

prior interactions, importance of
, 9

Payback (PB) period
, 69–70

PMI Risk Framework (PRF)
, 133, 135, 145, 151

Portfolio managers, large

intermediary between shareholders and organization
, 188

role of
, 188

top management relationship with
, 189–190

Post-acquisition integration of new business
, 110

Post-M&A integration (PMI)
, 9, 124, 170

aim of
, 136

attention-based view
, 136

categorization of people on firm origin
, 168

cultural unification
, 150

employees

training methods for
, 121

transformational change
, 148

factors in
, 116

integration of technology
, 136

management of
, 134–137

managerial attention
, 136

merger or acquisition during, criteria for success
, 136

negotiation
, 171

risks
, 138–139

training variable, importance of
, 117

Power-based conflict
, 167

Powerlessness
, 119–120

Pre-merger M&A
, 23–24, 32

Prior alliances
, 2, 6, 8–9

deals
, 4

superior acquisition performance
, 5

Private dispute processing
, 174–175

Private equity (PE)
, 85

Probability
, 12, 73, 75, 91–92, 137

Professional advisers
, 187

Professional service
, 187

Prospect theory
, 75, 186

Psychological contract
, 147–148

Public dispute processing
, 174–175

Real options analysis
, 70–71

Real options theory (ROT)
, 7, 10–12

Related acquisitions
, 102

Relatedness, concept of

dimensions in multibusiness firms
, 102–103

portfolio
, 103

Relational network
, 142

Relational risk

individual perceptions risk
, 146–150

organizational conditions risk
, 143–146

threat to performance
, 142

See also Post-M&A integration (PMI)

Relative centrality
, 14

Relative standing, theory of
, 51

Resource-based view (RBV) of firm
, 7, 12–13, 102

strategic resources sharing
, 108

Resource dependence theory
, 186

Resource transferability
, 102, 107, 110

Retention, Reallocation and Release (Three R’s) decision
, 53–54, 57–59

Return on assets (ROA)
, 69

Return on investment (ROI)
, 69, 92, 94

Risk

advance of deal
, 138

as analysis
, 76

completion
, 57

fundamental ways
, 76

leadership
, 140–141

performance
, 139–140

relational
, 142

Risk analysis approach
, 69

Risk analysis techniques in UK companies
, 74

Self-estrangement
, 120

Sensitivity analysis
, 75

Shareholders
, 39, 56, 85, 184–187, 189, 191

avoid completion risk
, 57

need high return on own stock
, 192

negotiating values and risk
, 57

non-founder
, 84

US Inc
, 196–197

value
, 55

value destruction
, 88

Shell company or corporation
, 83, 85, 89, 94–95

Side-bet theory
, 118

Social conflict
, 169

Social embeddedness theory
, 13

Social equality and inequality
, 145–146

Social identity
, 148–150

Social influence theory
, 173

Social interaction culture
, 145

Social isolation
, 120

Social order
, 170

Social structure
, 170, 172–173, 175–176

SOLAR approach
, 27

SPAC managers (Emanagers)
, 87

Span of control
, 173

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)

acquisition

process
, 84

target
, 84

acquisition deal
, 89

alternative to traditional IPO
, 89

benefits of being listed
, 89

blank-cheque company
, 85

capital configuration of
, 86–87

cash reserve
, 87

characteristics of
, 86

creators and management team
, 89–90

emergence of
, 83–84

failed
, 91

investment vs PE investment
, 87–88

investors, attractiveness for
, 85–86

leadership role in success of
, 94–95

mutual trust between managers and investors
, 88

positive and negative returns after deal announcement
, 85

post-acquisition, survival strategy
, 92–94

post-merged
, 91–92

post-merger, benefits and impact
, 90–92

protection of investors money
, 89

raising money through IPO
, 83

shell company or corporation
, 85, 95

as a single-acquisition PE firm
, 85

small group of high-profile persons
, 85

surviving
, 91

transaction
, 84

Stakeholders/stakeholder theory
, 47, 50, 52, 57, 90, 93, 95, 106, 122, 142

-centric approach
, 185

commitment act
, 90–91

ethical responsibilities
, 185

external
, 107

groups, types of
, 187

identification of
, 186

interests in US Inc UK PLC takeover
, 202–203

internal
, 27

involvement in survival of post-merged SPACs
, 92

M&A impact on
, 189–190

managers moral obligation
, 186

moral bases for determination of legitimacy
, 186

multiple
, 187

negative consequences
, 191

and organizations, relationship between
, 186

perceptions
, 38

relationship with
, 185–186

Standard deviation
, 75

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
, 101

Stock price, personal decision impact on
, 60

Strategic alliances (SAs)
, 2

Strategic fit
, 95, 116

Strategic investment appraisal decision-making process
, 67–68

approaches

balanced scorecard
, 70

benchmarking
, 72–74

real options analysis
, 70–71

technology roadmapping
, 71–72

value chain analysis
, 71

characteristics of
, 68–69

cognitive perspective of
, 75–77

complementary evaluation strategy, need for
, 69

financial performance factors
, 70

research on
, 78

types of
, 69

Strategic management
, 2, 12, 14, 117

accounting
, 8

ROT use in
, 10

Strategic pre-decision control mechanism
, 78

Stress management training
, 121

Sub-group discrimination
, 146

Subjective decision-making approach
, 69–70

Substantive conflicts
, 167

Symbolic conflicts
, 167

Takeover style effect on post-M & A workforce and profits
, 55

Technical skills training
, 121

Technology roadmapping process
, 71–72

Termination fee
, 39

Third-party dispute resolution
, 169

Time management
, 174–175

Todd, Sweeney
, 195

Tokyo Stock Exchange
, 41

Training of employees during M&As
, 120–123

initiatives for

alienation feeling among employee
, 125

employee commitment
, 123–125

Transaction cost economics (TCE)
, 7, 9–10

Transactions during M&A, study of training methods

research methodology
, 126

results
, 126–127

Trust
, 50

Turnover
, 31, 44, 51, 55, 118, 166

Uncertainty
, 167–169, 173–176

U.S. firms
, 40

U.S. Glass-Steagall Act of
, 1933, 41

US Inc
, 192–194

chairperson and CEO
, 195

deal with UK PLC, assessment of ethicality
, 199–201

institutional investors
, 196

portfolio managers
, 196

shareholders
, 196–197

suppliers
, 198–199

takeover of UK PLC
, 194–195

US PLC
, 192–195

board and senior managers
, 195–196

customers
, 198

employees reduction by
, 197

U.S. Tax Reform Act of
, 1986, 40

Utilitarianism
, 190

Valuation of firms
, 5, 9

Value chain analysis
, 71, 73–74

Venture capital investment
, 87–88

Vertical merger
, 54

Volatility
, 40

Wage alignment
, 45

Ward, Sarah
, 194–195, 198