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This research seeks to develop a model of PMI strategy, incorporating four constructs: M&A motives, PMI, M&A performance, and contextual factors. / Firms use Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) to pursue growth as they are regarded as a fast and seemingly less expensive way to acquire production capacity, market share, and knowledge given the shortening product life cycles, fierce global competition, and accelerating technological innovations. However, the literature, studying M&A mechanisms from different perspectives, suggests most M&A deals fail. / Post-merger integration (PMI) is commonly agreed to be an extremely important decision making process for management, which ensures value creation through M&As. PMI is also a subject of great interest to management and academics in Taiwan, following an unprecedented M&A boom due to the entry into WTO, regional economic integration, and regulatory reform since the year 2000. / PMI is conceptualised through integration speed and scope to capture the construct's abstract meanings, and is observed in two specific aspects, task integration and human integration. The developed framework was tested across a sample of 51 M&A cases in Taiwan. The case survey method was used. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted to investigate the proposed relationship. / This research confirms the relationship between M&A motives and integration scope, in that integration scope is positively associated with motives for synergy. Management style has a positive moderator effect on integration scope, but not integration speed. Firm size does not affect integration speed and scope. Knowledge has a significant moderator effect on integration speed and scope. / Thesis ((DBusinessAdministration)--University of South Australia, 2007.

Avec l’arrivée de Rafael Correa, l’Équateur a tenté de consolider la démocratie par la voie du populisme, en tant que pratique politique. Le but de cette recherche est d’analyser le lien entre le populisme comme une pratique politique et la consolidation démocratique comme une aspiration des jeunes régimes. Le document est divisé en deux parties : la première étudie le populisme et la consolidation démocratique en tant que concepts. L’idée est de déterminer comment le populisme a été instrumentalisé afin de renforcer la démocratie durant les années 90. Dans la deuxième partie, la relation entre le populisme et la consolidation démocratique en Équateur est étudiée. Pour approfondir la notion de populisme en Équateur, nous l’avons analysé comme pratique politique pendant le XXe siècle, notamment dans le discours de José María Velasco Ibarra. Ensuite, les principales réformes entamées par Rafael Correa sont analysées. Cette recherche a pour but l’explication du lien complexe entre le populisme, (conçu comme une déviation de la démocratie pour les uns, et perçu comme un instrument légitime de consolidation démocratique pour les autres), et la consolidation démocratique. Cette relation devient un sujet inéluctable pour l’analyse de l’évolution complexe des démocraties andines. / With the advent of Rafael Correa, Ecuador tried to consolidate democracy by resorting to populism as a political practice. The purpose of this dissertation lies in link between populism as a political practice and democratic consolidation as young democracies´ main aspiration. With this in mind, this investigation is divided into two parts: the first explores populism and democratic consolidation as concepts. The idea being to determine how, during the 90's, populism was used as a tool to strengthen democracy. The latter, studies the relationship between populism and democratic consolidation in Ecuador. Populism has been a recurrent practice throughout the twentieth century (especially with, José María Velasco Ibarra, Ecuador's main figure of populism). Accordingly so, this investigation seeks to understand the complex link between the populism -that some see as a deviation from democracy, and others as a legitimate mechanism of defense and democratic consolidation- and democracy. This relationship is an inexorable subject to understand the complex political evolution of Andean democracies.

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Hallsburg ISD is a small, rural, K-6 school district struggling to sustain its operations due to reduced funding from the state, decreased enrollment, and a decrease in the local tax base. This Problem in Practice Record of Study examines the sustainability issues associated with this school district and its importance to the community. Key stakeholders in the community and school district were interviewed to help develop a thick description of this district’s position in the community. Surveys were also sent to randomly selected, registered voters living in the district, to provide more in-depth data in the development of a thick description. District documents were also studied to provide more information in the plight of the district and provide for the triangulation of data. The interviews showed a very strong relationship between the participants and the school district. The key stakeholder participants included community leaders as well as parents of current and past students who represent the district demographics. The majority of this group supported raising their taxes to improve the school district and prevent it from consolidating with a neighboring district. While the surveys strongly supported the notion of how important the school was to the community, the results were not as favorable toward raising taxes. Only half of the survey respondents favored raising their taxes to keep the local school open and keeping local control of the district. The other half favored consolidating with a neighboring school district over raising their taxes. The overall results were very favorable toward the importance of the school district to the community. The challenging economic conditions place a very strong dilemma on many residents, as they would vote to lose their district over raising taxes. One recommendation to the district is to educate the community of the local tax situation. If Hallsburg ISD were to consolidate with any of the neighboring districts, the tax rate would immediately increase. This increase would be higher than the tax rate needed to sustain the district and keep Hallsburg School open.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 249-260). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1957. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 104). Also available via the Internet.

Univ., Diss., 2006 u.d.T.: Wübben, Bernd: German cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the United States--Witten, Herdecke.

Univ., Diss., 2006 u.d.T.: Wübben, Bernd: German cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the United States--Witten,Herdecke.

The main focus of the study was to make an analysis on the impact of a merger on employees at Taletso FET College. In order to achieve this, it was necessary to consult literature on the subject which other researchers and writers had written on. This included an in-depth search using the Internet on the subject. This was necessary as it provided an overall understanding and gave insight to the study which also helped the researcher to tap into some other issues which were previously unknown to her. In conducting the investigation, the use of the questionnaire was found to be the best data collection instrument for the methodology. Reasons as to why the questionnaire was preferred as well as the disadvantages of the questionnaire were also stated. Participants were selected from the three colleges, which had merged to create Taletso FET College. The findings of the study were presented in a clear and understandable manner in the form of graphs. The study generally found that during mergers, human issues are often neglected and that if these issues are not properly addressed they can affect the success of the merger. The study through the results also displayed that when people are involved in the merger process, they are likely to remain loyal and remain in their jobs after the merger. It is for this reason that the study concludes that people need to be involved before and during the merger process. The study also gave its findings, conclusion and recommendations and advised that further research needed to be done as the subject was wide and in-exhaustive. / Thesis (MBA) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2011