Overview

Full Product Details

9780899305738

Table of Contents

Reviews

?This extensive restructuring of American corporations during the 1980s has dramatically altered the organization of business in the US. Alkhafjai presents a scholarly and thorough survey of the many issues associated with this corporate evolution. Restructuring as viewed in this book includes mergers, takeovers, buyouts, ESOPs, and acquisitions. All these activities are examined in a series of chapter-length essays that constitute the heart of the book. The analysis focuses on managerial and organizational issues. Only weakly examined are the many economic questions generated by restructuring such as agency conflicts, risk shifting, and wealth transfers between claimholders. The book's extension of restructuring to include international markets is especially interesting. Alkhafaji's analysis of European privatization and the role of global financial intermediaries such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will prove highly useful as the Eastern bloc markets continue to emerge. The author also discusses various managerial strategies and responses suitable over the course of a corporate restructuring; this commentary may be the best in the entire book. Excellent chapter-end bibliographies reflect both academic and practitioner contributions. Highly readable and conveniently organized, this book is a worthwhile acquisition for both corporate and academic libraries.?-Choice

Author Information

ABBASS F. ALKHAFAJI is Associate Professor of Management at Slippery Rock University. His previous works include A Stakeholder Approach to Corporate Governance (Quorum, 1989), and he is co-author of International Management Challenge. He is the editor of the International Academy of Management and Marketing Proceedings, Management Magazine, and International Consumer Marketing News.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available