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Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions
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16 December 2026

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions stands out from the competition due to its focus on three key characteristics: studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspective. Such a broad and inclusive approach to mergers and acquisitions is not easily replicated in academic journals, with much narrower mandates and metrics.
The collections published each year provide cutting edge ideas by leading scholars on a global scale. The Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions series comprises of leading international scholars from a range of disciplines exploring the economic financial strategic or organizational behavior aspects of mergers and acquisitions. A diversity of disciplines perspectives countries topics issues methodologies and research questions are represented in each volume.
The series explores a wide range of topical issues from employees attitudes toward post-merger integration to 'culture fit' to transitional governance arrangements to the effects of complexity and post-merger/post-acquisition integration.
Cary L. Cooper is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. Cooper is the author and editor of more than 175 books and is one of Britain's most quoted business gurus.
Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and the host of the podcast, The Sydcast. Professor Finkelstein is a recognized thought leader on leadership, strategy, and corporate governance.
Chapter 1. Earnouts in M&A transactions: Better (to pay) late than never; Francesco Baldi
Chapter 2. Understanding value creation in acquisitions: A fuzzy-set configurational approach; Emanuele L. M. Bettinazzi, Mario Schijven, and Maurizio Zollo
Chapter 3. Rivals in mergers and acquisitions: A competitive perspective; Xin Deng
Chapter 4. When selling spurs innovation: Divestitures, acquisitions, and R&D in the pharmaceutical industry; Nilanjana Dutt, Elena Vidal, and Colleen Cunningham
Chapter 5. Deal termination risk and M&A performance: A new research design; Anthony Gibbs, Heejung Byun, and Koungjin Lim
Chapter 6. People-related challenges from mergers and acquisitions and human resource management solutions; Pingshu Li, Mengwei Li, Hyesook Chung, and Clint Chadwick
Chapter 7. Cultural due diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from the travel services sector; John M. Rose and Ann Feyerherm
Chapter 8. Protectionism-driven M&A: A process framework for navigating national-security screens; Dennis Wajda, Dhvani Badwaik, and Eugene See