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Acquisitions of hybrid organizations - a study of the underlying motives of acquirers and hybrid targets
| Resumo: | This work project examines the motives behind acquisitions of Hybrid Organizations. Followingthe call for more qualitative research in M&A studies, a Thematic Analysis is applied toofficial announcements of fourteen acquisitions of Hybrids.Unlikethe majority of studies on M&A motives, this work project alsoincludesthe target’s perspective, which provides a holistic viewon the acquisitions.The study shows that the main motive of both parties was growth, whiletargets considerit as a means to an end to scale the mission, the acquirerssee it as a way to get access to an attractive market segment. |
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| Autores principais: | Kluth, Antonia Susanna |
| Assunto: | Hybrid Organizations Motives Behind Acquisitions Acquisitions Of Hybrid Organizations M&A Thematic Analysis Acquisitionsof hybrid organizations |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | This work project examines the motives behind acquisitions of Hybrid Organizations. Followingthe call for more qualitative research in M&A studies, a Thematic Analysis is applied toofficial announcements of fourteen acquisitions of Hybrids.Unlikethe majority of studies on M&A motives, this work project alsoincludesthe target’s perspective, which provides a holistic viewon the acquisitions.The study shows that the main motive of both parties was growth, whiletargets considerit as a means to an end to scale the mission, the acquirerssee it as a way to get access to an attractive market segment. |
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