Managing Emotions in Mergers and Acquisitions by Verena Kusstatscher (English) H

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Managing Emotions in Mergers and Acquisitions by Verena Kusstatscher, Cary Cooper This fascinating book explains how managerial behaviour and communication styles influence the emotions of employees and affect their readiness to contribute to a successful post-merger integration. It combines emotion theories from other disciplines with recent M&A findings, and offers practical implications through illustrative case studies. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Research suggests that an increasing number of people experience organisational changes such as mergers and acquisitions as highly emotional life events. Indeed, given that, as the authors prove, 70% of all mergers and acquisitions fail to reach their initial goals largely because of neglected people issues, it is a must for every manager and M&A researcher to understand the emotional side of such change processes. This fascinating book explains how managerial behaviour and communication styles influence the emotions of employees and affect their readiness to contribute to a successful post-merger integration. It combines emotion theories from other disciplines with recent M&A findings, and offers practical implications through illustrative case studies.Academics and practitioners will find the combination of management literature with psychology and sociology literature of great interest. Author Biography Verena Kusstatscher, formerly Lecturer at UMIST Manchester School of Management, UK and now consulting organizations on M&A issues and Cary Cooper, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK Table of Contents Contents: 1. Introduction Part I: Understanding M&As and Emotions 2. The M&A Process 3. Post-Merger Integration as a Change of Social Identity 4. Emotions in Post-Merger Integration Part II: Case Studies on Emotions in M&As 5. Purpose 6. Information Gathering and How to Measure Emotions 7. Emotions 8. Managerial Communication 9. Managerial Behaviour 10. M&A Outcomes Part III: Conclusions 11. Discussions Bibliography Index Review Just as mergers and acquisitions begin to take off once again, this book reminds us that the emotional side of business is often at the heart of success and failure. With a terrific mix of case studies and in-depth conceptual thinking, Managing Emotions in Mergers and Acquisitions addresses the most fundamental of all issues in M&As - how and why people sometimes disrupt the best merger plans, simply because they are, well, people. -- Sydney Finkelstein, Professor of Strategy and Leadership at the Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and author of Why Smart Executives FailThis is a very welcome addition to our knowledge on M&A process. This is an in-depth study on emotions, how these are effected due to M&A activity in two firms and how they influence the process itself. It helps us to understand, what emotions are? How we can deal with them? And, Why do M&As so often fail? It offers state-of-the-art knowledge on this complex phenomenon. The four cases present in depth and extremely rich insight into how emotions actually work and influence the success/failure in M&A process. In conclusion, it is a timely and innovative book which is a must read for anyone interested in mergers and acquisitions. -- Pervez Ghauri, University of Manchester, UK Review Quote Just as mergers and acquisitions begin to take off once again, this book reminds us that the emotional side of business is often at the heart of success and failure. With a terrific mix of case studies and in-depth conceptual thinking, Managing Emotions in Mergers and Acquisitions addresses the most fundamental of all issues in M&As - how and why people sometimes disrupt the best merger plans, simply because they are, well, people. Details ISBN1845420810 Pages 224 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Year 2005 ISBN-10 1845420810 ISBN-13 9781845420819 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2005-07-27 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 658.162 Illustrations Illustrations Author Cary Cooper Series New Horizons in Management series Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9781845420819 AU Release Date 2005-07-27 NZ Release Date 2005-07-27 UK Release Date 2005-07-27 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161844952;

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