Why Companies Do Not Pursue Attractive Mergers and Acquisitions
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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

374

Appendix 5: Alternative Organisational Theories of M&As

375

Appendix 6: Elaboration of (Arthur D. Little, Inc.) M&A “Task Map”

377

Appendix 7: Strategic Management Process Tradition Topic Classification Schemes

378

Appendix 8: Theoretical Paradigms of SDM

379

Appendix 9: (Simplified Version of ) Rajagopalan, Rasheed, and Datta’s Framework for Strategic Decision-Making Processes

380

Appendix 10: Elaboration of Paradigmatic Assumptions Underlying This Study

381

Appendix 11: Use of the Snow and Thomas Matrix and Positioning of This Study

384

Appendix 12: Elaboration of Rationale for Selection of Methodology and Method

385

Appendix 13: Rationale for Selection of Units of Analysis

388

Appendix 14: Prestudy (Researcher) Observations and Researcher’s Experience and Background

389

Appendix 15: Notes on Complementarity of Research Strategies

406

Appendix 16: Other Theoretical and Operational Principles Underlying Sample Selection

408

Appendix 17: Rationale for Use of Industry and Company Sample Selection Factors

409

Appendix 18: Haspeslagh and Jemison’s Sample Sizes and Compositions

412

Appendix 19a: Sample Composition by Company

414

Appendix 19b: Sample by Industry and Geography

416