Search for dissertations about: "mergers acquisitions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words mergers acquisitions.

  2. 1. Suppliers in mergers and acquisitions : a study of relationship changes and synergy realisation

    Author : Johan Holtström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : suppliers; mergers; acquisitions; synergy; relationship changes; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Mergers and Acquisitions seem to be a relatively frequent phenomenon in business life. Even though the number of mergers and acquisitions may seem low, these companies have important relationships with their customers and suppliers, meaning that the number of companies potentially affected by a merger or an acquisition will be many. READ MORE

  4. 2. Turbulence in Business Networks : A Longitudinal Study of Mergers, Acquisitions and Bankruptcies Involving Swedish IT-companies

    Author : Peter Dahlin; Virpi Havila; Peter Thilenius; Hans Kjellberg; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; business networks; change; dynamics; forces; IT; mergers; acquisitions; bankruptcies; turbulence; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : The end of the twentieth centry, and the beginning of the twenty-first, was a revolving period with many mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcies among Swedish IT-companies. Such events are likely to affect more than just the companies directly involved, i.e. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ambiguities Thereafter - An Interpretive Approach to Acquisitions

    Author : Anette Risberg; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mergers; employee experiences; communication; Acquisitions; ambiguity; Organizational science; Organisationsteori;

    Abstract : While the human side of mergers and acquisitions is increasingly focused in both research and practice, it still suffers from several forms of oversimplifications. This study addresses the problem of how various employees interpret objectives, corporate identity and other meanings associated with the post-acquisition process, and what roles these multiple interpretations play during this critical process. READ MORE

  6. 4. Personnel Resistance in Public Professional Service Mergers: The Merging of Two National Audit Organizations

    Author : Louise Bringselius; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; national audit; change management; acquisitions; mergers; personnel reactions; Resistance; utilitarianism; psychological contracts; control; moral;

    Abstract : The human side of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) – with focus particularly on resistance - has puzzled scholars for decades. Still, there is little discussion as regards to how the concept should be defined or understood. Often expressions of resistance, rather than its actual content, are described. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Informational Asymmetries in Mergers and Acquisitions

    Author : Aron Berg; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mergers and acquisitions; investments; asymmetric information; stock misvaluation; financial frictions; capital structure; antitrust policy; Mergers and acquisitions; Investments; Asymmetric information; Stock misvaluation; Financial frictions; Capital structure; Antitrust policy;

    Abstract : This thesis covers issues related to financing in mergers and acquisitions. It studies the relationship between firms’ financing conditions and firms’ decisions to either buy or sell assets. READ MORE