Speaker: Rekha Rao-Nicholson

Time: 15:00-16:00 December 11th, 2019

Venue: Tongji Building Block A Room 505

Abstract：With the growth of M&As in China, studies have explored the role of leadership and organisational factors in the integration and performance of these deals. In this study, the organisational influences derived from operational staff and Top Management Team (TMT) peculiarities and their impact on M&A integration and post-M&A performance are explored in the context of Transformational Leadership. The conceptual model is tested using 295 responses from six industries obtained from online survey. The results suggest that there is partial support for the effect of operational staff factors on the M&A integration, whereas there is much more comprehensive support for the effect of TMT factors on the M&A integration. It is also observed that effective M&A integration promotes post-M&A performance. Lastly, findings indicate partial support for the moderating effect of transformational leadership on M&A integration and post-M&A performance. Based on the results, implications for theory and practice are advanced taking into account the unique organisational and managerial context of China.

Speaker’s Bio：
Professor Rekha Rao-Nicholson is a Professor of Management at the University of Essex. She has a Bachelors’ degree in Electronics & Telecommunication, a Masters’ degree in Software Engineering, and a doctorate in Economics and Management. While pursuing her Post Doctoral research at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College, she looked at the development of several successful public-private partnerships in India. She has also studied successful cross-border acquisitions by several emerging economy companies; and the creation of value in project-based businesses in India. Before joining Essex Business School, she was a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Newcastle University London, Senior Lecturer – International Management in Bristol Business School and Lecturer in International Management at the University of Bath. She has had numerous grants, including from funding council like BA-Leverhulme, Royal Economic Society, ESRC. Her research interests are the strategy in emerging economies, emerging-market MNCs, leadership, M&As, management, and economics of innovation in developed and developing countries.