Hilton Park Hotel
Nicosia, Cyprus
November, 2-3, 2010
Host:
University of Nicosia
OBJECTIVES
· to provide an overview of state-of-the-art approaches to studying domestic and international mergers and acquisitions
· to discuss various theoretical and methodological challenges
· to present and discuss various future trends, issues and perspectives on the M&A phenomena, such as strategic, economic/finance, human behavior, organizational and international cultural and others as well as the relationships between these research streams.
SEMINAR FACULTY and ADVISORY BOARD
The faculty and advisory board members of this seminar have an extensive publication record, have published books and articles in leading journals, such as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Management Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Human Relations, and have experience in conducting and consulting to domestic and international M&As. They were, and currently are, Guest Editors of special issues on M&As in several leading journals as well as Handbook on M&A research and have won research awards and have substantial experience supervising doctoral students.
Faculty
Prof. Guenter Stahl, INSEAD and Wein University
Prof. Yaakov Weber, College of Management, Israel
Dr. Shlomo Tarba, College of Management, Israel
Haim Ben-Yemini, former corporate VP, and currently is consulting to CEO of, Teva Ltd. (World largest generic pharmaceutical company)
Advisory Board
Prof. Sim Sitkin, Duke University
Prof. David Schweiger, University of South Carolina
Prof. Demetris Vrontis, University of Nicosia
Prof. Rudiger Kaufmann, University of Nicosia
CONTENTS
The seminar will focus on the following subjects and issues:
1. Success and failure factors in Mergers and Acquisitions: Three different perspectives: Economic/finance, Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior.
2. What insights can perspectives from strategy, organizational behavior, international management, psychology, sociology, anthropology and other disciplines provide to our understanding of the nature, antecedents, processes and performance of M&A?
3. How can various theories such as Learning theory, Resource-based-view, Knowledge Transfer, and cross-cultural management explain process and effects in M&A?
4. Theory development and methodological issues for various variables such as planning, strategic goals and choices, national and corporate cultural differences, due diligence, synergy potential, screening, evaluation, methods of payment, and other M&A issues and characteristics of the pre-merger process.
5. Theory development and methodological issues for various variables such as integration approaches, transition management structure, cultural conflict and integration, knowledge transfer, leadership, human resources practices, communication, autonomy, synergy exploitation, speed, control and evaluation, and other post-merger integration issues.
6. Linkage between pre and post merger variables
7. Linkage between macro and micro level variables
8. Relationship between practice and theories and theoretical and methodological implications, and multidisciplinary approach for the study of M&A.
9. Future trends and implications for journal publications.
PROCESS
The seminar will include presentations, discussions, simulations, case studies, and more. Reading materials that also include recent publications by the faculty of the seminar (theoretical, methodological, consulting papers, such as from Organization Science , Journal of International Business Studies, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management , etc. will be distributed and discussed.
The seminar will provide a unique opportunity for doctoral students to further develop their research ideas, to learn about the challenges of conducting M&A research and building a successful academic career in this field, and to broaden their professional networks. The format of the Consortium will facilitate a constructive and supportive discussion among the doctoral students and the participating faculty on topics of broad interest such as new trends in conducting high-impact M&A research, managing the dissertation stage and the job search process, and successful entry into the academic career. In addition, students will receive concrete feedback on their individual current research projects as well as ideas and guidance for their future research agenda.
Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts/papers for presentation at the conference that follow the PhD seminar. Accepted abstracts/papers will be published in the book of proceedings and papers will be considered for publication at the EMJB. Participants in the seminar will be able to participate in the conference without any additional registration fees.
PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation full (see scholarship below) fee is 1200 Euro. This fee includes participation to the seminar, the documents, accommodations (hotel for two nights) and refreshment during the seminar.
Participants will be assigned rooms for two. Should you wish a single room, an extra fee of 80 Euro will be charged to you.
Cancellations made before September 4, 2010 will be reimbursed with 10% deduction of the total fee. No reimbursement will be possible after this date.
EMRBI SCHOLARSHIPS
The institute offers a limited number of scholarships up to 600 Euro each. Doctoral students should include a letter of recommendation of his/her local faculty supporting the application.
APPLICATIONS
Interested doctoral students should submit the required documents no later than August 10, 2010. Besides, other researchers and practitioners are also welcome to participate. In order to create a stimulating environment and better connections, the number of participants will be limited to 25. The selection will be based on the following documents which should be attached to each application:
· Curriculum vitae demonstrating also his/her research interests;
· Short description (an abstract - up to 5 pages) of his/her research interest. If doctoral topic has already been decided, indicate the general objectives, stage and progress of the theses.
EMAB Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
All participants in the PhD seminar are eligible for the EMAB Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation Proposal. There is no separate application process for this award. All completed applications to the Consortium are automatically entered into the competition. The selection is based on the submitted dissertation proposal abstracts. The criteria used in evaluating the abstracts include: (a) originality and theoretical foundations of the work; (b) rigor and soundness of the proposed methodology; and (c) potential contribution and impact of the proposed work to advancing the field.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact Dr. Shlomo Tarba tarba2003@gmail.com at the College of Management