"Leadership, Culture and Organizations reports the results of a ten-year research program, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness research program (GLOBE). GLOBE is a long-term program designed to conceptualize, operationalize, test and validate a cross-level integrated theory of the relationship between culture and societal, organizational, and leadership effectiveness. A team of 160 scholars worked together si ..."
"This book reviews both successful and unsuccessful mergers and acquisitions, exploring the reasons why so many fail to live up to expectations. * An exploration of why mergers and acquisitions succeed or fail, based on rigorous scholarly research. * Stretches the boundaries of what we know about these complex phenomena. * Presents original ideas about the merger and acquisition strategy, the effects of mergers and acquisitions on perf ..."
"... and Effectiveness in 24 Countries Robert J. House, Peter W. Dorfman,
Mansour Javidan, Paul J. Hanges, Mary F. Sully de ... Dr. Dorfman's current
research involves investigating the impact of cultural influences on managerial
behavior and ..."
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"Acquisitions as a learning catalyst Next, Freek Vermeulen and Harry Barkema
have done an interesting study of a very original question.17 They have asked
whether organic growth through “greenfield” extensions has a drawback in a kind
of path-dependent ecological entropy that can be offset by a dollop of
acquisitions. Think acquisitions as “ruile” in the soup. They extend this intriguing
idea to consider the kinds of acquisitions (n ..."
"In his best selling book The World is Flat, Friedman (2005) argues that many more countries and companies now compete in global markets than ever before. The effects of globalization are pervasive and are leading to the emergence of new social, political and business models. This flattening of the world represents a fundamental change and requires that managers of organizations throughout the world develop and use a global mindset.A glo ..."