The Management of Mergers and Acquisitions

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Wiley, 2004. — 192 p. — ISBN: 0470024585, 9780470024584The original French version of this book entitled Des Fusions et des Hommes was published at the end of 2001 by Editions d’Organisation, Paris. The book received two awards: The prestigious Manpower Award for best 2002 French book on human resource management. The 2002 Award of the EDHEC Foundation for the best book published by an EDHEC faculty.Author Information Philippe Very is Professor of Strategic Management and Associate Dean at EDHEC Business School, France. He is the author of numerous papers about M&A management published in leading academic journals, often written in collaboration with US and UK colleagues. He also works with companies to help improve their acquisition process. He has recently received the prestigious ‘Manpower Award for Best Book of the Year in HR Management’ for the French version of this book.Contents List of figures and tables. Preface. Introduction. M&A failure as a management problem. Ego and geo: Two motivations for acquiring. Choosing the right pilots. Major M&A issues. Exploring the cultural dimension. Using experience, but maintaining vigilance. Monitoring integration in time and space. Conclusion. Addendum. References. Index