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Playing at Acquisitions: Behavioral Option Games
Han T. J. Smit
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Description for Playing at Acquisitions: Behavioral Option Games
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone. 28 line illus. BIC Classification: KFFM; KJMD; KJV; LNCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
It is widely accepted that a large proportion of acquisition strategies fail to deliver the expected value. Globalizing markets characterized by growing uncertainty, together with the advent of new competitors, are further complicating the task of valuing acquisitions. Too often, managers rely on flawed valuation models or their intuition and experience when making risky investment decisions, exposing their companies to potentially costly pitfalls. Playing at Acquisitions provides managers with a powerful methodology for designing and executing successful acquisition strategies. The book tackles the myriad executive biases that infect decision making at every stage of the acquisition process, and the inadequacy ... Read more
It is widely accepted that a large proportion of acquisition strategies fail to deliver the expected value. Globalizing markets characterized by growing uncertainty, together with the advent of new competitors, are further complicating the task of valuing acquisitions. Too often, managers rely on flawed valuation models or their intuition and experience when making risky investment decisions, exposing their companies to potentially costly pitfalls. Playing at Acquisitions provides managers with a powerful methodology for designing and executing successful acquisition strategies. The book tackles the myriad executive biases that infect decision making at every stage of the acquisition process, and the inadequacy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691140001
SKU
V9780691140001
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About Han T. J. Smit
Han Smit is professor of corporate finance at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is the coauthor of Strategic Investment: Real Options and Games (Princeton). Thras Moraitis is a cofounder of X2 Resources, a privately funded mining and metals investment vehicle.
Reviews for Playing at Acquisitions: Behavioral Option Games
"This book presents some practical advice for firms and their investment bankers on how to ‘de-bias' their judgement when making merger and acquisition decisions. . . . Practitioners in mergers and acquisitions should certainly consider adding this book to their existing toolkit."
-David Butler, Economic Record
-David Butler, Economic Record