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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.

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

The seminar will begin on Monday, March 23, 2015 and end on Friday, March 27, 2015.

• Days 1-4 will be devoted to lectures and discussions led by the faculty members based on pre-readings done by the participants.
• Day 5 will consist of research presentations by the participants who are to make power point 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 cross-border mergers or acquisitions.

Programme

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The seminar will include presentations, discussions, simulations, case studies, and more. Reading materials that also include recent publications by the faculty of the seminar (review, theoretical conceptual, and methodological papers), such as from Journal of Management, Academy of Management Perspectives, California Management Review, Human Resource Management (US, Wiley), Management International Review, Journal of World Business, International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Business Review, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions , Best Paper Proceedings of Academy of Management, 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.
 

Dr. Shlomo Y. Tarba, Management School, University of Sheffield, U.K. (Programme Coordinator)
Dr. Emanuel Gomes, Business School, University of Birmingham, UK, and Nova School of Business and Economics, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Mohammad F. Ahammad, School of Business, Nottingham Trent University, U.K
Dr. Yipeng Liu, Kent Business School, University of Kent, U.K

The faculty of the seminar have published books and articles in leading journals, such as Journal of Management, Academy of Management Perspectives, California Management Review, Human Resource Management (USA), Management International Review, Journal of World Business, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, International Studies of Management & Organizations, 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.
 

APPLICATIONS
Interested doctoral students should register online (and add the required documents) no later than January 20, 2015. 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.

PARTICIPATION FEE
The participation fee is 1100 €. This fee includes participation to the seminar, the documents, lunches and 2 group dinner.

Cancellations made before March 2, 2015 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 600 € per member institution. 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.