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EDEN DOCTORAL SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
BRUSSELS, SEPTEMBER 7-11, 2009
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Professor Yaakov Weber, School of Business Administration, College of
Management, Israel.
Dr. Shlomo Yedidia Tarba, School of Management, Ben – Gurion University,
Israel.
FACULTY
The faculty of the seminar 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,
Advances In Mergers and Acquisitions, and have vast experience in consulting
to domestic and international M&As. They were, and currently are, Guest
Editors of special issues on M&As in several leading journals.
TOPICS
The seminar will focus on the specific problems and challenges encountered
in international and domestic mergers and acquisitions. During the course,
we will present and discuss alternative perspectives on these phenomena:
strategic
human resource
cultural
knowledge transfer
social capital
pre-merger planning activities
post-merger integration
OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR
The objectives of the seminar are:
to provide an overview of state-of-the-art approaches to studying domestic
and cross-border international mergers and acquisitions
to discuss specific theoretical and methodological challenges and foster
critical thinking
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.
EVALUATION
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, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management
Journal, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, etc. will be distributed and
discussed.
Course certificates will be sent only to those participants that attend the
entire seminar and complete the required assignments.
The course merits 4 ECTs.
PROGRAMME
The seminar will be devoted to lectures and discussions led by the faculty
members based on pre-readings done by the participants. Participants will be
required to do presentations of either a conceptual model that they have
developed or a plan for an empirical study (or one that they have already
carried out) within a specific perspective on international mergers or
acquisitions.
Day 1
9.15 – 12.00 p.m.
Success and failure factors in Mergers and Acquisitions: Three different
perspectives: Economic/finance, Strategic Management, Organizational
Behavior.
12.00 – 13.00 p.m. Lunch
13.00 – 17.00 p.m.
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?
Day 2
9.15 – 12.00 a.m.
How can various theories such as Learning theory, Resource- based-view, and
others explain process and effects in M&A?
12.00 – 13.00 p.m. Lunch
13.00 – 17.00 p.m.
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.
Day 3
9.15 – 12.00 a.m.
Theory development and methodological issues for various variables such as
integration communication, autonomy, synergy exploitation, speed, control
and evaluation, and other post-merger integration issues.
12.00 – 13.00 p.m. Lunch
13.00 – 17.00 p.m.
Linkage between pre- and post- merger variables. Linkage between macro and
micro level variables.Relationship between practice and theories and
theoretical and methodological implications.
Day 4
9.15 – 12.00 a.m.
Multidisciplinary approach for the study of M&A.
12.00 – 13.00 p.m. Lunch
13.00 – 17.00 p.m.
Future trends and implications for journal publications.
Day 5
9.15 – 12.00 a.m. Presentations of research projects.
12.00 – 13.00 p.m. Lunch
13.00 – 17.00 p.m. Presentations of research projects.
Conclusion.
PRACTICALITIES
TIME AND LOCATION
The seminar will be held at the EIASM, Brussels, Belgium
The programme will start on September 7, 2009 and is scheduled to end
September 11, 2009
PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation fee is 1500 €. This fee includes participation to the
seminar, the documents, lodging and full board.
Doctoral students will be assigned rooms for two.
Should you wish a single room, an extra fee of 25 € per night will be
charged to you.
Cancellations made before August 20, 2009 will be reimbursed with 10%
deduction of the total fee. No reimbursement will be possible after this
date.
EIASM SCHOLARSHIPS
The Institute offers a limited number of scholarships of 700 € each.
Scholarships are strictly limited to students coming from an EIASM
Institutional Member (the Academic Council). Allocation of the scholarships
is entirely at the discretion of the European Institute.
APPLICATIONS
Interested doctoral students should register online (and add the required
documents) no later than July 10, 2009. Besides doctoral students, other
researchers may participate. The number of participants will be limited to
create a stimulating environment. The selection among the applicants will be
conducted by the Institute’s Faculty. They will review the following
documents which should necessarily complement each application form:
the applicant’s curriculum vitae demonstrating his/her capabilities of doing
research ;
a letter of recommendation of his/her local faculty supporting the
application ;
a two-page description of his/her doctoral research, indicating the general
objectives.
REGISTER ONLINE
http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/eden_announcement.asp?event_id=658
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Luisa Jaffe
EDEN Manager, EIASM - PLACE DE BROUCKÈRE-PLEIN - 31 - 1000 BRUSSELS -
BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2 226 66 64 - Fax: 32 2 5121929
Email:
luisa.jaffe@eiasm.be
Thanks
Prof. Yaakov Weber
Chair, Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
School of Business Administration
College of Management
Rishon Lezion, Israel
President, EMRBI
EuroMed Research Business Institute
www.emrbi.com