Competition with Identity Driven Entry: A Principal Multi-Agent Model on the Success of Mergers and Acquisitions [Paperback]

Sebastian Burchhardt develops a game theory model that analyzes the possible behavioral patterns of employees during M&A processes and the impact of such patterns on the success of the transaction itself. The result is the development of a principal-multi-agent model that allows for endogenous contest entry driven by identity. In addition, the model proposes guidance for practical M&A management.Identity and Competition in an Organizational Context.-?The Social Identity Approach in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions.-?Identity-Driven Contest with Endogenous Entry.-?Identity-Driven Group Contest with Endogenous Entry.-?Implications of the Basic Model.- Implications of the Extended Model for M&A.Dr. Sebastian Burchhardt completed his doctoral studies under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Peter-J. Jost at the Chair of Organization Theory at WHU  Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar.

Sebastian Burchhardt develops a game theory model that analyzes the possible behavioral patterns of employees during M&A processes and the impact of such patterns on the success of the transaction itself. The result is the development of a principal-multi-agent model that allows for endogenous contest entry driven by identity. In addition, the model proposes guidance for practical M&A management.

?Contents

• Identity and Competition in an Organizational Context
• The Social Identity Approach in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
• Identity-Driven Contest with Endogenous Entry
• Identity-Driven Group Contest with Endogenous Entry
• Implications of the Basic Model
• Implications of the Extended Model for M&A

?Target Groups

• Researchers and students in the fields of mergers & acquisitions, microecol#