Intro -- ADVANCES IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- Introduction to Volume 17 ADVANCES IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS -- Chapter 1: Reflecting on the Use of Ethnographic Methods in the Study of Mergers -- Introduction -- An Overview of Extant Research -- Ethnography in Two Research Settings -- Reflecting on the Experience of Conducting Ethnography in the Study of Mergers -- Access to the Reality of Merging -- Capturing the Merger "In Situ" -- Observing an Unfolding Merger -- The Subtle Role of the Ethnographic Merger Researcher -- Negotiating the Researcher's Role -- Dealing with Merger-Related Emotions -- Balancing Micro- and Macro-Perspectives -- Being at Stake -- The Practice of Ethnography -- Memoing -- Framing Insights -- Timing of Publication -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 2: Does Company Performance Improve After M&A? A Literature Review -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Literature Review -- Independent Variables -- Dependent Variables -- Meta-analyses -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 3: Examination of Japanese Firms' Announcement of M&A Budgets: From the Perspective of Signaling Theory and Impression Management Theory -- Literature Review -- Cross-border M&As -- Signaling Theory -- Impression Management Theory -- Case Studies of Japanese Companies -- Research Setting: Changes in M&As and Governance in Japan -- Public Announcements of M&A Budgets -- Conceptual Model of Announcements of M&A Budgets -- Summary and Implications -- References -- Chapter 4: Cross-Border M&As in Related AND Technology-Intensive Industries: Evidence on the Dynamics of Spatial Distance, Industry Context, and Completion Likelihood of International Takeovers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and Hypotheses
