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Post-Merger Integration and the Management of Information and Communication Systems

An analytical framework and its application in tourism

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  • © 2004

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  1. Alexis Papathanassis
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Part of the book series: Strategie, Marketing und Informationsmanagement (SMI)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 1-14

  3. Literature review

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    Pages 15-45

  4. ICS Management within post merger integration: analytical framework construction

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 46-74

  5. Concept of value in tourism mergers

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 75-97

  6. Integration meaning in the world of TUI

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 98-121

  7. ICS integration potential in the world of TUI

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 122-151

  8. TUI’s ICS integration operations

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 152-174

  9. Synthesis and recommendations

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 175-203

  10. Research implications & reflections

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 204-217

  11. Epilogue

    • Alexis Papathanassis
    Pages 218-226

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 227-301
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1.0 Introduction In the popular film "Wall Street", the ruthless investment banker played by Michael Douglas, devotes an ode to "Greed", as part of his speech to the shareholders' meeting of a paper company he aims at acquiring: "The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for the like of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works! Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of evolutionary spirit. .. " Even though the aforementioned acquisition deal did eventually fail, in today's economy M&A activity is surging to levels previously unknown. With the exception 1 of the first quarters of 2002 , the last decade has been characterised by unprecedented 2 number of transactions • It appears that "greed" is gaining ground amongst top executives and shareholders. Inasmuch as greed is an integral part of human nature, so is the propensity to grow and develop a part of organisational nature. Greiner (1998:p.66) claims that organisational evolution is not merely a self-implied process, but a "contest for survival". In other words, if organisations are to reach and potentially surpass their average life 3 expectancy range of 20 to 50 years, they need to evolve . Mergers & acquisitions seem to play a primary role in the evolution, and thus survival, of organisations.

About the author

Dr. Alexis Papathanassis promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Wiedmann am Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Marketing II der Universität Hannover.

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