About the Authors vii About the Editors...

About the Authors	vii
About the Editors	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction Cary L. Cooper and Sydney Finkelstein	xvii
Chapter 1 A Research Agenda to Increase Merger and Acquisition Success Mitchell Lee Marks	1
Chapter 2 Board Interlocks and M&As Mike W. Peng and Joyce C. Wang	15
Chapter 3 M&A Advisors: Padding Their Pockets or Source of Expertise? Janice M. Gordon, Gonzalo Molina-Sieiro, Kimberly M. Ellis and Bruce T. Lamont	27
Chapter 4 Workplace Diversity and Gender in Merger and Acquisition Research Annette Risberg and Sofie Skovbo Gottlieb	51
Chapter 5 An Australian Case Study of Stakeholder Relationships in a Merger and Acquisition Process Simon Segal, James Guthrie and John Dumay	65
Chapter 6 Family Businesses: Building a Merger and Acquisition Research Agenda Olimpia Meglio and David R. King	83
Chapter 7 Making M&A Less Risky: The Influence of Due Diligence Processes on Strategic Investment Decision Making Fadi Alkaraan	99
Chapter 8 Merging Cities Janne Tienari, Kari Jalonen and Virpi Sorsa	111
Chapter 9 Varieties of Value in Mergers and Acquisitions: Time For a New Research Agenda Sally Riad and Urs Daellenbach	125
Index	139

About the Authors	vii
About the Editors	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
IntroductionCary L. Cooper and Sydney Finkelstein	xvii
Chapter 1 A Research Agenda to Increase Merger and Acquisition SuccessMitchell Lee Marks	1
Chapter 2 Board Interlocks and M&AsMike W. Peng and Joyce C. Wang	15
Chapter 3 M&A Advisors: Padding Their Pockets or Source of Expertise?Janice M. Gordon, Gonzalo Molina-Sieiro, Kimberly M. Ellis and Bruce T. Lamont	27
Chapter 4 Workplace Diversity and Gender in Merger and Acquisition ResearchAnnette Risberg and Sofie Skovbo Gottlieb	51
Chapter 5 An Australian Case Study of Stakeholder Relationships in a Merger and Acquisition ProcessSimon Segal, James Guthrie and John Dumay	65
Chapter 6 Family Businesses: Building a Merger and Acquisition Research AgendaOlimpia Meglio and David R. King	83
Chapter 7 Making M&A Less Risky: The Influence of Due Diligence Processes on Strategic Investment Decision MakingFadi Alkaraan	99
Chapter 8 Merging CitiesJanne Tienari, Kari Jalonen and Virpi Sorsa	111
Chapter 9 Varieties of Value in Mergers and Acquisitions: Time For a New Research AgendaSally Riad and Urs Daellenbach	125
Index	139

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