Recent Research- Acquisition Motives of Indian Companies: Analysis Based on Industry and Age
An analysis of the acquisition motives of Indian companies revealed a number of reasons such as synergy, geographical expansion, expansion of product line, increasing market share, vertical integration, diversification, and consolidation of holdings. Synergy was the most important motive for acquisition during the study period. It was also found that the type of industry of the acquirer influenced the motives for acquisition. The age of the acquiring company was not found to influence the motives of acquisitions.
Major Areas of research
- Finance
- Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Operations
- Systems and IT
- Business Analytics
Research topics by Faculty member
Dr. Roji George
Family Business
Corporate Finance, Banking
Dr. Jose Joy Thoppan
Securities Markets
Investments
Corporate Finance, Development Finance
Financial Inclusion and Micro Finance
Dr. Elgin Alexander
Loyalty management, Brand Management
Cognitive dissonance, Employee engagement
Emotional Intelligence and Work Values
Latha K.
Marketing Management, Services Marketing
Human Resources Management
Industrial Relations Entrepreneurship
Women Empowerment, Digitalization of SMEs
Elizabeth Dominic
Organizational Citizenship Behaviour
Positive Psychology
Personality, Perception, Leadership
Silbert Jose S V
Human Resources – Training and Development, Compensation and Benefits
Organizational Leadership
Marketing – Consumer Behaviour and Branding Strategy, Digital and Social Media Marketing, Marketing in Tourism and Hospitality Services
Jinomol P
Financial statement analysis
Mergers and acquisitions
Working capital management and Financial accounting
Cyriac Jose
Digital and Social Media Marketing
Sreya R
Consumer Behaviour, Services Marketing
Organisational Behaviour
Mobile and E-commerce, Social media marketing
Hena M
Global Value Chains, Sustainability
Rural and Agricultural Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Vineetha Prakash
Work-life Balance, Employee well-being
Organizational Culture & Climate
Future of Workplaces, Employee Engagement
Shino Abraham
Integrated Marketing Communication
Rural Marketing, Services Marketing
Happiness, Managerial skills
Non-verbal communication
Cross cultural communication
Sumina Susan Kochitty
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behaviour
Communication, Family Business
Rincy Antony
Service Operations
Services Marketing
Supply Chain and Logistics Management
Ashish K Nainan
Capital Market
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Mergers and Acquisition
Behavioural Finance, Public Finance
Bilin Baby Elizabethu
Securities Markets
Accounting Standards
Financial Inclusion and Micro Finance
Anu Kurian
Total Quality Management
E-Service quality
Consumer behaviour and Relationship marketing
Catherine Rachel Jacob
Monetary Policy Framework
Impossible Trinity, Price Inflation
Contact
Dr M D Mathew
Dean PG & Research
Saintgits College of Engineering
+91 481 2436169 [Ext-505]
mathew.md@saintgits.org