Index

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

ISBN: 978-1-83608-073-2, eISBN: 978-1-83608-072-5

ISSN: 1479-361X

Publication date: 8 July 2024

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(2024), "Index", Finkelstein, S. and Cooper, C.L. (Ed.) Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 153-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20240000023011

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Copyright © 2024 Sydney Finkelstein and Cary L. Cooper


INDEX

Academy of Management Journal (AMJ)
, 3

Academy of Management Review (AMR)
, 3

Accessibility model
, 134

Accounting
, 50

Accumulated organizational inefficiencies
, 53

Acquirer Advisor Status
, 95–97

Acquirer-to-target relatedness
, 76, 82

Acquisition (s)
, 50–51, 55, 65, 107

capability
, 54

cognitive simplification processes and biases in acquisition decision-making
, 108

deals
, 93

divestiture plays second fiddle to
, 109–110

execution
, 107–108

financing
, 72, 76

literature
, 84

premium
, 94

process
, 66–68

program performance
, 57

relatedness
, 73

research
, 70

strong similarities exist between divestiture and
, 104–106

Adjusted acquisition premium
, 97

Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ)
, 3

Adverse selection, status-based market for
, 91–94

Advisors
, 92

general acquisition experience
, 75

specific acquisition experience
, 75–76

Akaike Information Criterion (AIC)
, 96

Analytical strategy
, 95–96

Antecedents

characteristics
, 55

of serial acquirer performance
, 50–52

Authentic sameness
, 105

Average acquisition premium
, 96

Baseline estimating equation
, 27

Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC)
, 96

Behavioral theory
, 126

Beliefs regarding emotions, study of
, 148

Biases in emotional self-reports
, 139–140

Bibliographic coupling analysis
, 3, 7–8, 12

Bibliometric analysis
, 2–3

Boards of directors (BODs)
, 12

Capabilities in conflict
, 110

concept of
, 103

conflict within corporate family
, 116–117

mechanisms and ramifications for capability development and deployment
, 111–114

moving forward
, 114

origins of fallacy of sameness
, 104

put people first
, 115

stop neglecting target business units
, 115–116

Cash financing
, 72

Cognitive simplification processes and biases in divestiture and acquisition decision-making
, 108

Complementary integration mechanism
, 53

Complexity
, 59

Compustat data
, 77

Conflict

capabilities in
, 110–114

conflict-driving mechanisms for capability development and deployment
, 111–114

within corporate family
, 116–117

Control variables
, 26, 39, 76–77

Conventional interviews
, 147

Corporate family, conflict within
, 116–117

Corporate governance
, 22

Corporate strategy
, 36, 104, 111

Cross-border governance of CBMAs
, 11–12

Cross–border mergers and acquisitions (CBMAs)
, 2, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31

activity
, 23

cross-border governance
, 11–12

geopolitics and
, 8–10

human side of
, 10–11

intellectual landscape
, 7

methodology
, 3

scientific impact
, 3–7

strategy
, 11

thematic clusters based on bibliographic coupling analysis
, 9–10

top 20 most cited publications on CBMAs in management and IB
, 5

Cumulative abnormal returns (CARs)
, 50, 75

Data collection

lack of detail regarding
, 145–146

using self-reported emotions
, 135–140

Data sources and sample
, 24–25

Day reconstruction method (DRM)
, 136, 146

De-integration
, 105

Deal attitude
, 76

Deal execution, strong similarities exist between divestiture and acquisition in
, 104–106

Dependent variable
, 38–39, 75, 94

Digestibility
, 125

Distortions in emotional self-reports
, 139–140

Divestiture process
, 107, 110, 115

cognitive simplification processes and biases in
, 108

divestiture–acquisition conflict’s corporate strategy context
, 104, 113

execution
, 107–108

practice and research
, 109–110

separation process
, 112

strong similarities exist between acquisition in deal execution and
, 104–106

Divisional drivers in acquisition
, 44

Dynamism
, 77

Emerging market enterprises (EMNEs)
, 4

Emotional self-reports
, 147

biases and distortions in
, 139–140

Emotional sensemaking model
, 135

Emotions
, 134

biases and distortions in emotional self-reports
, 139–140

data collection using self-reported emotions
, 135

examples of definitions for emotions used in PMI studies
, 136

lack of awareness of issues with self-reported emotions
, 144–145

lack of detail regarding data collection
, 145–146

lack of discussion on limitations
, 145

longitudinal studies
, 143–144

mixed-time studies
, 144

in post-merger integration
, 134–135

real-time studies
, 143

recommendation for future research practice
, 146

results
, 141

retrospective studies
, 143

study of beliefs regarding emotions
, 148

study of emotions during events
, 146–147

systematic review method
, 141

underlying assumptions of self-reported emotions
, 137–138

violated practical assumptions
, 139

Empirical analysis
, 27

Empirical methods
, 24–25

Endorsement
, 90

status-based market for
, 91–94

Event reconstruction method (ERM)
, 136, 146

Events, study of emotions during
, 146–147

Experience sampling methodology and daily diary method (ESM/DD method)
, 136

Experienced acquirers
, 54

(see also Serial acquirers)
External intermediaries
, 105

Fallacy of sameness
, 102–103, 108

cognitive simplification processes and biases abound in divestiture and acquisition decision-making
, 108

conflict-building differences between divestitures and acquisitions
, 106

divestiture and acquisition
, 107

divestiture and acquisition execution
, 107–108

divestiture plays second fiddle to acquisition, in both practice and research
, 109–110

origins of fallacy of sameness
, 104

strong similarities exist between divestiture and acquisition in deal execution
, 104–106

FDI
, 20

Financial advisors
, 90

Financial constraints
, 23, 31

Financial market development
, 23, 25, 27, 31

Financial measures
, 50

Financing
, 71

Financing constraints

control variables
, 26

data sources and sample
, 24–25

dependent variable
, 25

descriptive statistics
, 28

empirical analysis
, 27

empirical methods
, 24–25

empirical results
, 27

implications for practice
, 32

implications for theory
, 31–32

independent variables
, 25–26

and institutional distance
, 23–24

measures
, 25

regression results
, 29–31

and target market financial development
, 21–23

theory and hypothesis development
, 21

Firms
, 51, 54, 66, 70, 107, 123, 129

capabilities
, 103

Fuzzy set qualitative profile analysis (fsQCA)
, 12

General advisor

acquisition experience
, 67

experience
, 66–69, 71–74

Geopolitics and CBMAs
, 8–10

Global Strategy Journal (GSJ)
, 3

Gravity model variables
, 25

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 25

Hadlock and Pierce size-age index (HPSA index)
, 25–26, 29

Hadlock–Pierce financial constraint indexes
, 21

Heterogeneity of acquisitions
, 68

High-status actors
, 92

High-status advisors
, 90, 93

Human beings
, 64

Hypothesized moderator variables
, 76

Hypothesized predictor variables
, 75–76

IB journals
, 4

Incidence rate ratios (IRR)
, 29

Independent variables
, 39, 94–95

Indigestion
, 53

Indispensable corporate strategy tools, divestiture and acquisition both
, 107

Inexperienced acquirers
, 54

Institutional distance
, 26, 31

financial constraints and
, 23–24

Institutional theory
, 124

and governance mode choice
, 128

Integration process
, 53–54, 56, 105, 141

Intellectual landscape of CBMA research
, 7–12

Internal capital market
, 37

literature
, 44

theory
, 36

International acquisitions
, 52

International business (IB)
, 2, 51

International Business Review (IBR)
, 3

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
, 25

Interviews
, 138, 141, 144–145

data
, 134

interview-based self reports
, 137

process
, 137

statements
, 137

Inverse Mills ratio (IMR)
, 39

Investment advisors
, 66–68

experience
, 71

knowledge
, 65

Investment bankers
, 67, 105

Joint ventures
, 128–129

Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)
, 3

Journal of International Management (JIM)
, 3

Journal of Management (JOM)
, 3

Journal of Management Studies (JMS)
, 3

Journal of World Business (JWB)
, 3

Knowledge
, 37

Learning
, 57

mis-transfer
, 111–112

processes
, 55–56

Legal advisors
, 105

Longitudinal studies
, 141–144

Louvain algorithm, The
, 8

Low-status actors
, 92

Low-status professionals
, 93

Management International Review (MIR)
, 3

Management scholars
, 140

Management Science (MS)
, 3

Market failure
, 90

Market financial development, financial constraints and target
, 21–23

Mergers
, 135, 145

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)
, 124

(see also Cross–border mergers and acquisitions (CBMAs))
data
, 24

literature
, 134

Middle-status actors
, 90, 92

Middle-status advisors
, 90, 93

Middle-status conformity theory
, 92

Middle–status opportunism

acquisition premium
, 97

analytical strategy
, 95–96

data and empirical design
, 94

dependent variable
, 94

independent variable
, 94–95

results
, 96–98

status-based market for endorsement and adverse selection
, 91–94

Minority equity options
, 128

Mixed-methods approach
, 11

Mixed-time studies
, 142, 144

Motives of serial acquirers
, 51

Multi-business firms
, 36–38

control variables
, 39

data, sample, and estimation method
, 38

dependent variable
, 38–39

descriptive statistics
, 40

independent variables
, 39

main results
, 39–41

methodology
, 38

post-hoc analysis
, 41–43

results
, 39

theory background and hypotheses development
, 36–38

variables
, 38

Multiple acquirers
, 54

Multiple estimation approaches
, 77

Munificence
, 77

OLS regression
, 77

Opportunism
, 92

Organization Science (OS)
, 3

Organization Studies (OSt)
, 3

Organizational integration in serial acquirers
, 52–53

Organizational processes
, 57

Organizational routines
, 126

Organizational status
, 90

Outsourcing experience

analysis
, 77

control variables
, 76–77

dependent variable
, 75

general advisor experience
, 66–69

hypothesized moderator variables
, 76

hypothesized predictor variables
, 75–76

influence of investment advisor experience on market returns
, 80

methods
, 74

reliance on general advisor experience
, 71–74

results
, 77–82

sample
, 74

specific advisor experience
, 70–71

statistics and correlations
, 79

theory and hypotheses
, 66

Paradox research
, 114

Paradoxical demands
, 113–114

Performance

analysis
, 2–3

feedback
, 126

of serial acquirers
, 50

Personal semantic memories
, 140

Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood estimating approach
, 27

Post-acquisition integration process
, 44, 52, 113, 116

Post-hoc analysis
, 41–43

Post-merger integration (PMI)
, 134

emotions in
, 134–135

Primary resource
, 64

Process partisanship
, 112

Professionals
, 91–92

service firms
, 65

Ramifications for capability development and deployment
, 111–114

Real options theory
, 124

and governance mode choice
, 128–129

Real-time studies
, 141

Regression results
, 29–31

IRRs of count of acquirer firm-target nation CBM&A
, 30

Related acquisition
, 42

Relatedness
, 39

Relational matrix
, 95

Reliance on general advisor experience
, 71–74

Research opportunities
, 129–130

Resource allocation literature
, 37

Resource deployment theory
, 36

Resource relatedness
, 38

Resource-based view (RBV)
, 124

and governance mode choice
, 126–127

Retrospective studies
, 141, 143

Return on Assets (ROA)
, 42

Reviews

on CBMAs
, 2

of TCE
, 125

Sample
, 74

Scholars
, 51, 54

Science mapping
, 2

Securities Data Corporation (SDC)
, 74, 94

Segment-level explanatory variables
, 39

Segment-level variables
, 39

Self-report
, 136

Self-reported emotions

data collection using
, 135–140

lack of awareness of issues with
, 144–145

underlying assumptions of
, 137–138

Semantic abstractions
, 140

Semantic memory
, 139, 144

Sensemaking process
, 135

Serial acquirers
, 49, 51, 54

antecedents of serial acquirer performance
, 50–52

combining different perspectives
, 55–58

learning from serial acquisitions
, 54–55

organizational integration in
, 52–53

status and future directions
, 58–59

Serial acquisitions
, 58

Ship-building industry
, 51

Simplification
, 108

Single-business firms
, 37

Social network theories
, 124

and governance mode choice
, 127–128

Specific advisor experience
, 70–71

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
, 38

Status-based market for endorsement and adverse selection
, 91–94

Strategic alliances
, 123, 128

Strategic management
, 124

Strategic Management Journal (SMJ)
, 3, 109

Structural combination
, 53

Superstitious learning
, 68–69

Systematic review method
, 141

Target business units, stop neglecting
, 115–116

Theoretical model
, 64

Transaction cost economics (TCE)
, 124

and governance mode choice
, 124–125

Unrelated acquisition
, 42

Variance inflation factors (VIF)
, 78

Violated practical assumptions
, 139

Welch’s observation
, 20

Whited–Wu indexes (WW indexes)
, 21, 25–26, 29

World Bank’s Governance Index database
, 25