The Management of International Acquisitions

Academy of Management Review, Jan 2002, Vol.27 Iss 1 Child, Faulkner, and Pitkethly fill a very important void in the literature on mergers and acquisitions with this book.

Academy of Management Review, Jan 2002, Vol.27 Iss 1 Child, Faulkner, and Pitkethly have done a commendable job in advancing the state of knowledge on international acquisitions. The findings of this book are insightful and interesting, and the issues raised will undoubtedly motivate other researchers to further explore the complex set of issues associated with the management of international acquisitions.

John W.Hunt, Financial Times, 8 June 2001 John Child ... David Faulkner and Robert Pitkethy ... add immensely by their book to our knowledge of the impact of nationality on international acquisitions ... the book presents one of the stronges arguments in mergers and acquisitions literature for how to manage cross-cultural differences.

John Child is Chair of Commerce at the Birmingham Business School and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong. He was the Founding Director of both the Centre for International Business and Management, University of Cambridge, and of the Chinese Management Centre, University of Hong Kong. He consults for major corporations in the areas of strategic alliances, organizational design, organizational learning, and business operations in China, and is the author of numerous publications including Strategies of Co-operation (with David Faulkner, OUP 1998).

1. Introduction; 2. Acquisitions in a Globally Competitive Landscape; 3. Post-acquisition Performance and Management; 4. Theoretical Perspectives; 5. National Management Practices; 6. Scope and Methods; 7. Trends in Post-acquisition Management; 8. Integration and Control; 9. Integration: A Closer Look; 10. Processes of Post-acquisition Change; 11. Human Resource Management; 12. Performance after Acquisition; 13. National Case Studies; 14. Conclusion