-Aventis Merger -- 8.1. Did the takeover create stock market value? -- 8.1.1. Methodology and data -- 8.1.2. Results and observations ….1.3. Conglomerate mergers and acquisitions -- 1.2. Theory, diversification and divergence -- 1.2.1. Contributions pre-1980 -- 1 ….2.2. Contributions during the 198 -- 1.2.3. Management approaches and divergences -- 2. Growth Methods and Responses -- 2.1. Merger and …

tradition of the behavioral theory of the firm to discovering mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as an ideal decision context to … advance the theory. Using my two articles published in the Academy of Management Journal as examples, I showcase how to … theory of decision-making. In particular, I was able to dig deeper into the mechanisms of institutional logic, power, and …

-television company, for $49 billion in cash and stock. However, the merger’s conditions and terms are complicated as the stock exchange … prior to the date when the merger becomes effective. Using a contingent claims pricing approach, we model DirecTV …’s theoretical value based on the merger’s conditions and terms. It is shown that the theoretical DirecTV stock value is analogous to …