Front Cover -- Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors and Authors -- Introduction -- Alliances to Acquisitions: A Road Map to Advance the Field of Strategic Management -- Introduction -- Comparing Alliances and Acquisitions -- Literature Review: From Alliance to Acquisition -- Future Contributions within the Dominant Theoretical Traditions -- Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Prior Experience, Organizational Learning, and Decision-Making -- Transaction Cost Economics -- Real Options Theory -- Resource-Based View -- Network Theory -- Conclusion -- References -- Pre-M&A "Leadership"?: Might Behavioral Due Diligence Assessment Be the Answer? -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Current State of Affairs -- Pre-Merger Importance: Limited Publications and Anemic Research -- M&A Processes and Research Agenda -- The What and Why of BDD: Working Definition and Value Add -- Expanding DD: "Human" and Culture Assessments -- BDD and Culture Tools -- The Leader and Manager: Tasks and Actions -- BDD of and from the Leader and Manager: Why It's Important and Merits Assessment -- Conclusion: Current State of Affairs and Going Forward -- Where Do We Go From Here? -- References -- The Decision to Retain and Reduce Human Resources in Mergers and Acquisitions -- Introduction -- Conceptual Issues in Human Capital of M&As -- The Difficulty in Consolidating Human Resources -- Organizational Fit -- Corporate Culture -- National Culture -- Cultural Fit: Considering a Corporate and National Cultural Audit -- Human Capital Audit -- The Type of M&A Influences the Post-M&A Workforce -- Results -- Corporate Culture and Human Resources -- How Does Corporate Culture in an M&A Impact Those Decisions Associated with Human Resources? -- Retention or Release?.
The chapters published in this volume provide cutting edge ideas by leading scholars, and help to inform mergers and acquisitions research around the world.
