Global Ambitions and Local Identities - An Israeli-American High-Tech Merger (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

Until recently, international mergers of companies have been seen as purely financial ventures without any concern for what they meant for the people involved. However, attitudes are gradually changing. This study of a successful Israeli high-tech company's merger with an American competitor offers an important contribution to a better understanding of the social and personal ramifications of mergers. Based upon in-depth fieldwork, the book explores the reality behind the statistics, balance sheets, and managerial prescriptions that are the focus of most studies of international mergers and acquisitions. Offering a richly detailed description of everyday work life, the author reveals the dramas of identity that unfold as a consequence of the company's attempts to redefine the boundaries of the organizational collective by adding to it people from another country. The book debunks many myths used to support arguments both for and against globalization and offers instead an in-depth depiction and a grounded assessment of its everyday realities.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2007
Authors:	Galit Ailon
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-194-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > International business Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs Promotions
LSN:	1-84545-194-5
Barcode:	9781845451943

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