Value Creation in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances

Despite their increasing importance as strategic options for corporate growth mergers, acquisitions, and alliances often fail. Kathrin Bs̲ecke analyses the factors that determine the success, i.e., value creation for shareholders, of business combinations. Her analysis of 126 acquisitions and 66 all...

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Main Author: Bs̲ecke, Kathrin. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2009.
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