Table 2.1. Motives for mergers and acquisitions.

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Table 2.2. Illustrations of competing theoretical explanations of merger and acquisition motives.

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Table 2.3. Indicative views on state of research on M&A motives.

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Table 2.4. Possible reasons for M&A decision reversals.

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Table 2.5. Selected authors’ characterisations of process and SDM literature streams.

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Table 3.1. Number of informants and field interviews.

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Table 3.2. Evolution of sample population/frame.

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Table 3.3. M&A industry interviews by segment and respondent location.

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Table 3.4. Informants for Privec case study.

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Table 3.5. Modified summary of Lincoln and Guba’s techniques for establishing trustworthiness.

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Table 3.6. Methods for achieving trustworthiness and their objectives.

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