Motives, Empirical Results, and Contemporary Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions

Ioannis A. Tampakoudis, Demetres N. Subeniotis and Iordanis M. Eleftheriadis

Chapter Chapter 9 in Mergers and Acquisitions as the Pillar of Foreign Direct Investment, 2012, pp 141-157 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Economic globalization forces companies to adopt new management philosophies, to modify their methods and processes, to be developed internally and externally, to make new partnerships and, particularly, to internationalize. Economic globalization and the internationalization of companies have created a rapidly changing environment with significant impact on the intensity and levels of competition. The intensity of competition in the globalized environment affects entire business decisions, leads the strategic choices of companies, and pushes for a continuous effort to reverse the present fundamentals and redefine the expectations of business units more often. Independently from their sector, all companies make great efforts to address the new situation. In that line, innovation, advanced technologies, enterprise resource planning (ERP) management systems, quality assurance, short- and long-term strategic alliances, and the human factor constitute the main business challenges that should be addressed so as to create and maintain competitive advantages.

Keywords: Abnormal Return; Wealth Effect; Event Window; Contemporary Issue; Efficient Market Hypothesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137031556_9

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