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Title: Past, present, and future of mergers and acquisitions in the MENA region: a systematic review and integrative framework
Authors: Battisti, Enrico 
Christofi, Michael 
Vrontis, Demetris 
Nirino, Niccolò 
Major Field of Science: Social Sciences
Field Category: Economics and Business
Keywords: Mergers and acquisitions;MENA region;Systematic literature review;Integrative framework
Issue Date: 2021
Source: International Studies of Management & Organization, 2021, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 276-296
Volume: 51
Issue: 3
Start page: 276
End page: 296
Journal: International Studies of Management & Organization 
Abstract: Although the business strategies of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are investigated theoretically and practically, their diffusion and features in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are not clearly described in the literature. This is in particular due to the recent transformation that member countries have been going through since the financial crisis of 2008 and the Arab Spring. Through shareholder maximization theory, agency theory, and the resource-based view we identified the reasons and characteristics of M&As in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Following a systematic literature review methodology, we identified 37 articles related to M&A in MENA countries published in peer-reviewed journals and reported in CABS ranking (Chartered Association of Business Schools). Based on this analysis, we map the extant literature on the topic and present an integrative framework of these features for future researchers to further explore and expand the boundaries of the domain.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/22988
ISSN: 15580911
DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2021.1959876
Rights: © Taylor & Francis
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Turin 
Cyprus University of Technology 
University of Nicosia 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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