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See how to lower costs and extract value faster with more responsive, interactive and intuitive business applications from WebSphere Portal Version 6.1.
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Date: December 2008 |
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Mergers and Acquisitions in Greece: The Role of HRM in the Communication Process
M&As (Mergers and Acquisitions) have been at the center of management research for several decades. Financial, strategic and human aspects of the M &A phenomenon...
Company: Athens University of Economics and Business
Date: October 2002 |
Athens University of Economics and Business |
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Trade Liberalization And Industrial Restructuring Through Mergers And Acquisitions
This paper analyzes Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) as a previously neglected channel of industrial restructuring in the face of trade liberalization. Using the Canada-United States...
Company: London School of Economics and Political Science
Date: March 2006 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
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A Regulator’s Guide to Electric Mergers and Acquisitions in Florida
This article asserts that mergers and acquisitions are occurring in many industries in the U.S., especially in the electric power industry. The trend toward consolidation...
Company: Florida Public Service Commission
Date: August 2001 |
Florida Public Service Commission |
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Utilitiy Mergers and Acquisitions: No Slam Dunk
It has been positively realized that the economies of scale are no longer the dominant rationale for energy industry mergers. While scale-based mergers may achieve...
Company: The Utilities Project
Date: January 2003 |
The Utilities Project |
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Evidence On Mergers And Acquisitions
This paper provides a broad-brush treatment of the empirical economics literature regarding the effects of mergers and acquisitions. Much of the literature has direct or...
Company: Federal Trade Commission
Date: September 2001 |
Federal Trade Commission |
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A Side-Effect of the Mergers and Acquisitions and the Consolidation of Credit Departments
This article is about mergers and acquisitions of companies who are at a record pace. Every industry seems to be transforming through mergers and acquisitions,...
Company: Blakeley & Blakeley
Date: January 2003 |
Blakeley & Blakeley |
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Differences Between Mergers and Acquisitions
Although a merger involves a combination of two or more entities, they are rarely equal participants. Sometimes a merger is really an acquisition financed by...
Company: The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Date: November 2002 |
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
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Bondholder Wealth Effects In Mergers And Acquisitions: New Evidence From The 1980s And 1990s
The economic magnitude and the significance of Mergers and Acquisitions activity have raised doubts over the authenticity of mergers. The paper explores the wealth effects...
Company: Social Science Electronic Publishing
Date: April 2002 |
Social Science Electronic Publishing |
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Good Communication Is Essential for Successful Mergers and Acquisitions Good communication is essential to successful mergers and acquisitions. The communication role needs to begin during the preliminary stages to set the scene. Too often... Company: Cutting Edge PR | Cutting Edge PR |
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Making Mergers and Acquisitions work: What We Know and Don’t Know — Part II
This is paper that summarizes what is known and not known about making mergers and acquisitions (M&A) work, and identifies best practices where appropriate. This...
Company: Journal of Change Management
Date: June 2002 |
Journal of Change Management |
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HR Issues and Activities in Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being used by firms to strengthen and maintain their position in the market place. They are seen by many as...
Company: Reed Elsevier
Date: July 2001 |
Reed Elsevier |
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Winning Through Mergers in Lean Times: The Hidden Power of Mergers and Acquisitions in Periods of Below-Average Economic Growth
Companies that are avoiding mergers and acquisitions in the current economic slowdown may be missing a major strategic opportunity. According to the study described in...
Company: The Boston Consulting Group
Date: July 2003 |
The Boston Consulting Group |
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Economics Of Regulation: Mergers And Acquisitions
A merger is a transaction that results in a wholly new organization formed due to the merging of two or more organization/s. An acquisition is...
Company: Illinois State University
Date: January 2003 |
Illinois State University |
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Recent Developments in United States Mergers and Acquisitions Law
"This paper briefly reviews the current state of the mergers and acquisitions market in the United States,two recent Delaware court decisions of interest in the...
Company: Thelen Reid & Priest
Date: September 2003 |
Thelen Reid & Priest |
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The Role of Human Resource Management in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have become the dominant mode of growth for firms seeking competitive advantage in an increasingly complex and global business economy....
Company: Taylor & Francis Group
Date: December 2004 |
Taylor & Francis Group |
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Liquidity And Firm Characteristics: Evidence From Mergers And Acquisitions
The article examines the effects of mergers and acquisitions on bidder liquidity. One finds liquidity improves substantially, on average, with spreads decreasing and depth increasing....
Company: Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
Date: July 2003 |
Terry College of Business, University of Georgia |
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Do Insiders Learn From Outsiders? Evidence From Mergers And Acquisitions
The paper investigates the implications of Mergers and Acquisitions techniques on an organization. The merging companies extract information about the merger from the market reaction...
Company: Social Science Electronic Publishing
Date: November 2003 |
Social Science Electronic Publishing |
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Background Paper: Obstacles to Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Financial Sector
In September, the informal Ecofin Council in Scheveningen discussed the issue of lagging cross border consolidation1 in the banking area. This low level of cross-border...
Company: European Union
Date: April 2005 |
European Union |
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The People Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: Improving the Odds for Success
The number of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has increased sharply over the past several years. Invariably, merger integration is more complicated and time-consuming than...
Company: Aon
Date: January 2003 |
Aon |
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Recent Developments in United States Mergers and Acquisitions Laws
This paper briefly reviews the current state of the mergers and acquisitions market in the United States, two recent Delaware court decisions of interest in...
Company: Thelen Reid & Priest
Date: January 2003 |
Thelen Reid & Priest |
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Recent Developments in United States Mergers and Acquisitions Law
This paper briefly reviews the current state of the mergers and acquisitions market in the United States, two recent Delaware court decisions of interest in...
Company: Thompson & Knight
Date: October 2003 |
Thompson & Knight |
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The Dynamics Of Market Entry: The Effects Of Mergers And Acquisitions On De Novo Entry And Small Business Lending In The Banking Industry
This paper studies the dynamics of market entry following mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and the behavior of recent entrants in supplying output that might be...
Company: Knowledge@Wharton
Date: January 2000 |
Knowledge@Wharton |
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Towards a Governance Perspective to Mergers and Acquisitions
The aim of this study is to conceptually integrate insights from governance theories of the firm to the research area of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)....
Company: Helsinki University of Technology
Date: January 2003 |
Helsinki University of Technology |
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Achieving Acculturation in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Case Survey Study
Various explanations have been suggested concerning the causes of "cultural clashes" and prescriptions for harmoniously integrating the beliefs and values of merging firms. Using a...
Company: Lund University
Date: September 2000 |
Lund University |
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Time Well Spent?: An Economic Rationale for the Negotiation of Confidentiality Agreements During Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
In 2004, over $2 trillion were spent worldwide on over 30,000 Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions. While the negotiation of confidentiality agreements represents only a...
Company: Duke University
Date: August 2005 |
Duke University |
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Are Fairness Opinions Fair?: The Case of Mergers and Acquisitions
With manually compiled data on a large sample of deals announced between 1994 and 2003, one empirically examines the role and effects of fairness opinions...
Company: Boston College
Date: November 2005 |
Boston College |
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Consolidation in the European Insurance Industry: Do Mergers and Acquisitions Create Value for Shareholders?
The objective of this paper is to determine whether (Mergers and Acquisitions) M&As in the European insurance market create value for shareholders by studying the...
Company: University of Pennsylvania
Date: January 2004 |
University of Pennsylvania |
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Financial Strategies in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): The Case of Regulated Firms
In this paper, a general model of strategic behavior of (regulated and non-regulated) firms in (Mergers and Acquisitions) M&A is presented. For non-regulated firms, the...
Company: Universidade do Porto
Date: May 2003 |
Universidade do Porto |
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The Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Small Business Lending by Large Banks
The supply of bank loans to small businesses can importantly affect the condition and performance of small businesses. Historically, larger banks devoted smaller portions of...
Company: United States Small Business Administration
Date: March 2005 |
United States Small Business Administration |
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Stock Returns in Mergers and Acquisitions
This paper develops a real options framework to analyze the behavior of stock returns in mergers and acquisitions. In this framework, the timing and terms...
Company: University of Lausanne
Date: March 2006 |
University of Lausanne |
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The Employment Impact Of Mergers And Acquisitions In The Banking And Financial Services Sector
Proponents of financial sector consolidation argue that institutions need size to spread growing information technology and processing costs over larger revenue bases. Another key factor...
Company: International Labour Organization
Date: January 2001 |
International Labour Organization |
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The Long-Run Performance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence From the Canadian Stock Market
This article studies the long-term performance of 267 Canadian mergers and acquisitions that take place between 1980 and 2000, using different calendar-time approaches with and...
Company: University of Edinburgh
Date: November 2004 |
University of Edinburgh |
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Telecommunications Authority Guidelines: Mergers and Acquisitions in Hong Kong Telecommunications Markets
These guidelines ("The Guidelines") are issued by the Telecommunications Authority ("TA") under section 6D(2)(aa) of the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap 106) ("the Ordinance") for the purpose...
Company: Office of the Telecommunications Authority
Date: May 2004 |
Office of the Telecommunications Authority |
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Mergers And The Composition Of International Commerce
From the executive summary: 'The paper illuminates a theory of cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). Firms can choose between different modes of foreign market access:...
Company: Volker Nocke and Stephen Yeaple
Date: March 2004 |
Volker Nocke and Stephen Yeaple |
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Brand Gamble: Mergers and Acquisitions
With intangible assets driving much of the corporate value in the 21st century, identifying the value of a brand and specifically its equity as an...
Company: brandchannel
Date: July 2005 |
brandchannel |
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Mergers and Acquisitions and Bank Performance in Europe: The Role of Strategic Similarities
An unprecedented process of financial consolidation has taken place in the European Union over the past decade. Building on earlier US evidence, one examines the...
Company: European Central Bank
Date: October 2004 |
European Central Bank |
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Bucking the Trend: Planning for Successful Mergers and Acquisitions
Why do some merger and acquisition transactions succeed while others fail? Some mergers fail simply because they are ill-conceived. But where there are legitimate strategic...
Company: Aon Consulting
Date: March 2004 |
Aon Consulting |
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Mergers and Acquisitions in Germany
National differences in corporate governance practices in Europe, such as board structures, shareholder structures, and labor participation rights, make it difficult to operate in the...
Company: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date: November 2002 |
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
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Mergers and Acquisitions: An Experimental Analysis of Synergies, Externalities and Dynamics
Mergers and acquisitions improve market efficiency by capturing synergies between the firms. However, take overs between firms also impose externalities on the remaining industry. This...
Company: Peter Cramton
Date: March 2003 |
Peter Cramton |
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Mergers and Acquisitions: An Experimental Analysis of Synergies Externalities and Dynamics
The white paper asserts that mergers and acquisitions improve market efficiency by capturing synergies between the firms. However takeovers between firms also impose externalities (both...
Company: Knowledge@Wharton
Date: March 2003 |
Knowledge@Wharton |
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