Takeovers (The International Library of Management . Vols 1-2 and 3

by Alan Hughes (Editor), A. D. Cosh (Editor)

This three-volume set brings together the most significant and influential articles from across the whole range of management studies. Volume I (31 essays) focuses on the timing and international spread of takeovers and merger waves, their impact on market structure and company diversification, and their role in the allocation of resources on the stock market via a market in corporate control. Volume II (23 essays) and Volume III (15 essays) deal in turn with the impact of a takeover on company performance, the distribution of the costs and benefits of takeover between acquiring and acquired firms, the management and human resource impacts of takeover and merger, and the regulation of takeovers via competition policy. Each volume contains a name index but no subject index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

1686 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998