Competitive Dynamics Surrounding Acquisitions

A Stakeholder Perspective
Herausgegeben:King, David R.; Bansal, Anjali

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines various stakeholder perspectives and actions that impact the performance of an acquiring firm. Among the perspectives that the book will explore are those of suppliers, customers, competitors, and society. By integrating information on stakeholder impacts and reactions to acquisitions, this volume offers insights into why acquisitions often fall short of their intended goals. For strategy researchers, it will identify paths of scholarly investigation to better understand the competitive dynamics surrounding acquisitions critical for managers implementing firm strategies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 89523407, 978-3-032-03198-3
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm
• ISBN-13: 9783032031983
• ISBN-10: 3032031982
• Artikelnr.: 74926001

Autorenporträt

David R. King is Higdon Professor of Management at Florida State University, USA.   His research focuses on complementary resources, merger and acquisition (M&A) integration and performance, technology innovation, and defense procurement.  Anjali Bansal is Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management at IIM Lucknow, India. She is an avid researcher in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and elaborates on integration, HR policies, stakeholders' sensemaking, and managers' sensegiving during M&A. In addition, Anjali also researches in the area of leaders' communication and decision-making during change.

Inhaltsangabe

Relevance of Stakeholders to Acquisitions.- The Role of Advisors in Acquisitions.- Reciprocal Impacts Between M&A and the Investor Community.- Suppliers in Mergers and Acquisitions.- Customers as Stakeholders to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A).- The Competitive Landscape Following M&A: A Review of Rivals Responses.- Understanding and Addressing Acquiring Firm Employee Concerns.- Acquired Firm Employees: Strategies for Engagement and Retention.- The Societal Impacts of Mergers and Acquisitions.- Ecosystem acquisitions: Integrating external perspectives on acquisition environments.- Stakeholder Performance.