'This Handbook helps scholars account for more nuances and complications of the phenomenon of trust. But it is also a firm, intelligent reminder not to mutilate the phenomenon while crafting those accounts.' - Karl E. Weick, Academy of Management Review 'Given the number of special issues and...

The Handbook of Advances in Trust Research presents new and important developments in trust research. The contributors are all prominent and highly respected experts in the field. Firstly, they provide a contemporary overview of the most crucial issues in current trust research including...

Mergers & acquisitions in practice : a state-of-art and future directions / Sir Cary L. Cooper, Shlomo Y. Tarba, Riikka M. Sarala, and Mohammad F. Ahammad -- Motives for european mergers and acquisitions : analysis of pre-merger press announcements and post-merger interviews / Agyenim Boateng,...

1. Mergers and acquisitions in practice : a state-of-art and future directions / Shlomo Y. Tarba. [et al.] -- 2. Motives for European mergers and acquisitions : analysis of pre-merger press announcements and post-merger interviews / Agyenim Boateng, George Lordofos, and Keith W. Glaister -- 3....

Reframing Organizations -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Making Sense of Organizations -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Power of Reframing -- Virtues and Drawbacks of Organized Activity -- Management's Track Record -- Strategies for Improving Organizations -- Framing --...