Proft, Carolin. <br/><br/>
The Speed of Human and Task Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions  Human Integration as Basis for Task Integration /  [electronic resource] : 
by Carolin Proft. 
 - XVII, 107 p. 25 illus.  online resource. 
 - BestMasters .
 - BestMasters .
<br/><br/> In practice, managers of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) draw their attention more and more to speed of integration within their M&A strategies. In a paradoxical manner, M&A research on speed of integration is still in its infancy and remains underdeveloped. Empirical findings reach from positive over negative to non-significant relationships between speed and M&A success.&#xA0;Carolin Proft develops a research model which encompasses task integration speed and human integration speed as independent variables influencing the dependent variable of M&A performance. She clarifies the question of how the success factor speed can be used as a tool to enhance M&A success. Based on the data collected from 101 German speaking companies she proves that task integration speed negatively influences M&A performance while human integration speed promotes M&A success. The present study is unique as it quantitatively demonstrates that the two types of integration occur at different levels of speed. Therefore, the M&A success significantly depends on the chronology of the two types of integration. &#xA0; Contents Mergers & Acquisitions - State of the Art: M&A Basic Concepts; Post-Merger Integration; Problem Statement Research Model and Hypothesis Development Methodology: Measurement Development; Sample and Data; Results Discussion: Managerial and Theoretical Implications; Limitations and Future Research &#xA0;&#xA0; Target Groups Researchers and students in the field of International and Strategic Management, and Business Development M&A Managers, CEOs and Human Resource Managers &#xA0; &#xA0;The Author Carolin Proft obtained her Master of Arts degree at Management Center Innsbruck, Austria. She is specialized in the field of International and Strategic Management. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783658045647 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-658-04564-7  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business.<br/>Management.<br/>Business and Management.<br/>Management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD28-HD70 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658