| Description |
1 online resource (x, 337 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
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Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Consolidation in the medical care marketplace: a case study from Massachusetts / Jason R. Barro, David M. Cutler -- The eclipse of the U.S. tire industry / Raghuram Rajan, Paolo Volpin, Luigi Zingales -- Is the bank merger wave of the 1990s efficient? Lessons from nine case studies / Charles W. Calomiris, Jason Karceski -- A clinical exploration of value creation and destruction in acquisitions: organizational design, incentives, and internal capital markets / Steven N. Kaplan, Mark L. Mitchell, Karen H. Wruck -- Workforce integration and the dissipation of value in mergers: the case of USAir's acquisition of Piedmont Aviation / Stacey R. Kole, Kenneth Lehn -- Paths to creating value in pharmaceutical margers / David J. Ravenscraft, William F. Long. |
| Summary |
Mergers and Productivity offers probing analyses of high-profile mergers in a variety of industries. Focusing on specific acquisitions, it illustrates the remarkable range of contingencies involved in any merger attempt. The authors clearly establish each merger's presumed objectives and the potential costs and benefits of the acquisition, and place it within the context of the broader industry. Striking conclusions that emerge from these case studies are that merger and acquisition activities were associated with technological or regulatory shocks, and that a merger's success or failure was d. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Consolidation and merger of corporations -- United States.
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Consolidation and merger of corporations. |
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United States. |
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Corporate governance -- United States.
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Corporate governance. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kaplan, Steven N.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mergers and productivity. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000 (DLC) 99045131 |
| ISBN |
0226424332 (electronic book) |
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9780226424330 (electronic book) |
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1281223700 |
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9781281223708 |
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0226424316 (alkaline paper) |
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9780226424316 |
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9780226424330 |
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