Kai Oliver Thiele analyses M&As between companies from different cultures, which in general impose unique challenges, but also offer invaluable opportunities for all parties. Since Japan lags expectations regarding the amount of cross-border M&As, it is the more important to understand the...

This book provides a unique account of how perceived justice is influenced by various aspects of an organizational merger and investigates the impact on behavior for those involved in the process. Drawing from both psychological and sociological insights, the author considers justice from an...

With M&As in the RIA space increasing, many firms are rapidly changing hands with little to no expert guidance on how to successfully execute a merger or acquisition. In 2017, a record number of M&A deals closed in the advisor space - 168 transactions, or a 22% growth over 2016. Aside from a...

Based on a systematic description of possible applications and case studies in the acquisition process, the essential offers a practice-oriented introduction to business wargaming. The high degree of integration of business wargaming with classic strategy instruments from the strategy process is...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Managing Supply Chains: Three Organizational Roles -- Chapter 3: Scenario Planning: A Tool for Organizational Learning and Foresight -- Chapter 4: Designing Scenarios to Aid Strategic Planning in Supply Chains -- Chapter 5: Scenario Creation in Supply Chain...

In this empirical analysis Sara Polier investigates forward-looking external search strategies and their impact on the value contribution of corporate foresight. Based on a mixed method approach combining a quantitative and qualitative analysis of large, R&D-intensive firms, the findings reveal...

Dieses Buch betrachtet das Thema Unternehmenssteuerung bei Banken von einer neuen, holistischen Seite. Es bietet damit nicht nur denjenigen Lesern interessante Einblicke, die sich beruflich oder wissenschaftlich mit dem Thema auseinandersetzen, sondern auch Lesern, die sich mit dem Thema Banken...

Introduction -- Idea and Process of Strategic Planning: Strategies, Strategic Planning and Success Potentials -- Development of Strategic Planning and Its Integration into Strategic Management -- Strategic Documents -- Strategy Planning Process -- Initializing Strategic Planning: Developing or...