LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course provides the students with an up-to-date understanding of theories and practices of M&A that will help them to understand the nature of M&As and plan and implement post-merger integration successfully. Upon completing the course, the students should be able to:
1. Understand the challenges that organizational members involved in mergers and acquisitions are confronted with;
2. Analyze the M&A process with its challenges and dilemmas from different theoretical angles;
3. Learn to develop an integration plan for M&As that would allow maximizing strategic synergies, while minimizing cultural challenges and risks;
4. Be able to assess and manage the complex dynamics in unfolding M&A integration.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 19.04.2022 - 24.05.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sami Itani
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course offers a theoretically grounded and practically relevant overview of the key themes in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and specifically in post-merger integration (PMI). Building upon a theoretical understanding of organizational changes and M&A-specific concepts and frameworks, the course concentrates on the various problems and challenges in M&A and PMI. These include strategic integration and synergies, cultural challenges, identity-building, cognitive and emotional dynamics of inter-firm collaboration, politics, communication and learning.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Assignments 100%
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching 30h
Independent work 130h
Total 160h (6 ECTS)
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
17 Partnerships for the Goals
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course syllabus will be available prior to the course with further detailed information.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring V
2023-2024 Spring VEnrollment :
The course is restricted to 55 students. Students are admitted to the course in the following priority order: 1) MIB/Global Management/People Management and Organizational Development students 2) CEMS Students 3) Other BIZ Master's students/exchange students 4) Other Aalto students