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Appendix 3: Climatic Factors That Militate for or Against M&A Activity |
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Appendix 4: The Life Cycle (Maturity) Theory of Mergers and Acquisitions |
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Appendix 5: Alternative Organisational Theories of M&As |
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Appendix 6: Elaboration of (Arthur D. Little, Inc.) M&A “Task Map” |
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Appendix 7: Strategic Management Process Tradition Topic Classification Schemes |
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Appendix 8: Theoretical Paradigms of SDM |
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Appendix 9: (Simplified Version of ) Rajagopalan, Rasheed, and Datta’s Framework for Strategic Decision-Making Processes |
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Appendix 10: Elaboration of Paradigmatic Assumptions Underlying This Study |
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Appendix 11: Use of the Snow and Thomas Matrix and Positioning of This Study |
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Appendix 12: Elaboration of Rationale for Selection of Methodology and Method |
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Appendix 13: Rationale for Selection of Units of Analysis |
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Appendix 14: Prestudy (Researcher) Observations and Researcher’s Experience and Background |
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Appendix 15: Notes on Complementarity of Research Strategies |
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Appendix 16: Other Theoretical and Operational Principles Underlying Sample Selection |
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Appendix 17: Rationale for Use of Industry and Company Sample Selection Factors |
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Appendix 18: Haspeslagh and Jemison’s Sample Sizes and Compositions |
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Appendix 19a: Sample Composition by Company |
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Appendix 19b: Sample by Industry and Geography |