This paper reviews literature that links stakeholders and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to
develop insights into how such research is developing, critique the research, and outline …

Using a large sample of Chinese companies' domestic M&A, this study provides new
evidence on the financial payback of corporate ESG and its dynamics. We find that …

A modern view of stakeholder theory considers that ethical behaviour and profit are not
contradictory. Under this framework and in the Merger and Acquisitions context we would …

Customer retention, in most cases, is regarded as an indicator of acquisition performance,
but factors influencing it have rarely been studied in the serial acquirer context. As a …

The advantage of speed is often invoked by academics and practitioners as an essential
condition during post-acquisition integration, frequently without consideration of the impact …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on emerging market companies that
internationalize into advanced economies by means of acquisitions and to investigate brand …

Customers are important stakeholders for any company; yet, they seem not to be widely
discussed in merger and acquisition research. This chapter synthesizes the current body of …

Purpose–An important task following international acquisitions is to coordinate customer
relationships; that is, to organise customer interfaces and possibly establish new …

Purpose This study aims to contribute with an extended framework on synergy realisation in
acquisitions. The study conceptualises synergy realisation after acquisitions, in interaction …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore employees' perceptions about customers'
reactions to mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In particular, the aim is to explore how M&A in …