Amy L. Pablo & Mansour Javidan 
Mergers and Acquisitions [PDF ebook] 
Creating Integrative Knowledge

List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Lists of Contributors.
Introduction: Amy L. Pablo And Mansour Javidan.
Part I: M&A Performance:.
1. Mind The Gap: Key Success Factors In Cross-Border
Acquisitions: Noa Erez-Rein (Australian Graduate School of
Mangement), Miriam Erez (Faculty of Industrial Engineering and
Management, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology), .
2. The Secrets Of M&A Success: A Co-Competence &
Motivational Approach To Synergy Realization: Rickard Larsson
(School of Economics and Management, Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology), Kenneth R. Brousseau (Decision Dynamics LLC) Michael
Driver (Marshall School of Business, University of Southern
California), Patrick Sweet (Decision Dynamics AB).
Part II: M&A Strategy:.
3. Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions: Challenges And
Opportunities: Michael Hitt (Mays School of Business, Texas A&M
University) And Vicenzo Pisano (Arizona State University).
4. Firm Competitiveness And Acquisition: The Role Of Competitive
Strategy And Operational Effectiveness In M&A’s: Paul
Mudde (Siedman School of Business) And Thomas Brush (Krannert
Graduate School of Mangement, Purdue University).
5. Acquisitions Of Entrepreneurial Firms: A Comparison Of
Private And Public: Jung-Chin Shen (Strategy and Management
Department, INSEAD) And Jeffrey Reuer (Fisher College of Business,
Ohio State University).
Part III: Merger Implementation And Integration:.
6.The Role Of The Corporate Academy In Mergers And Acquisitions:
Shlomo Ben-Hur And Todd Thomas (Daimler Chrysler Services
Academy).
7. Managing The Acquisition Process: Do Differences Actually
Exist Across Integration Approaches: Kimberly Ellis (Eli Broad
Graduate School of Mangement, Michigan State University).
Part IV: Culture And Leadership In M&A’s:.
8. The Neglected Role Of Leadership In Successful M&A: Sim
Sitkin (Center for Organizational Research at the Fuqua School of
Business) And Amy L. Pablo (Haskayne School of Business, University
of Calgary).
9. The Role Of CEO Charismatic Leadership In Effective
Implementation: David Waldman (School of Managbement at Arizona
State University – West).
10. The Impact Of Culture Differences On Strategy Realization:
Vera Hertog (Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Universiteit
Gent).
Part V: M&A Knowledge Transfer And Learning:.
11. Technology Based Industries: Danna Greenberg (Faculty of
Management, Babson College).
12.Does It Pay To Capture Intangible Assets? Asli Arikan (Boston
University).
Part VI: Research In M&A’s:.
13.What Have We Learned From M&A Research? Joseph Bower (
Harvard University).
14. Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going: Amy L.
Pablo , Mansour Javidan(Haskayne School of Business, University of
Calgary), Harbir Singh (The Wharton School, The University of
Pennsylvania), Michael Hitt (Mays School of Business, Texas A&M
University) And Dave Jemison (Mc Combs School of Business,
University of Texas at Austin).
Index

Amy L. Pablo is Associate Professor of Strategic Management
in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.
Mansour Javidan is Professor of Strategic Management and
Chair of the Department of Strategy and Global Management in the
Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.