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Strategic Investment Decision-making: Mergers and Acquisitions Toward Industry 4.0

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

ISBN: 978-1-80071-720-6, eISBN: 978-1-80071-719-0

Publication date: 29 September 2021

Abstract

Scholars have been conducting serious research mainstream on the human, organizational and cultural aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for more than three decades. The current globalization is faced by the challenge to meet the continuously growing worldwide demand for capital and consumer goods by simultaneously ensuring a sustainable evolvement of human existence in its social, environmental and economic dimensions. Currently, a new era of M&A is emerging through a wave of strategic investment decision-making toward Industry 4.0 (I4.0) strategy. The new waves of M&A can be viewed as comprehensive integration of manufacturing systems, production processes, digital communications technologies and automated machines. I4.0 strategy will make supply chains and production processes more interconnected, efficient and flexible, allowing mass-customization and virtual production. This chapter offers state of the art review of I4.0 based on recent developments in research and practice. This chapter offers an overview of opportunities and challenges associated with M&A activities toward I4.0, and suggestions for future research.

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Alkaraan, F. (2021), "Strategic Investment Decision-making: Mergers and Acquisitions Toward Industry 4.0", Cooper, C.L. and Finkelstein, S. (Ed.) Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Vol. 20), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20210000020004

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