Factors affecting Acquisitions and mergers evaluation strategies in the banking industry

Running Head: MERGER AND ACQUISITION
Factors affecting merger and acquisition evaluations strategies in the banking industry

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Abstract
This study is emphasized on evaluating factors which affect acquisition and merger evaluations
strategies in banking sector. Banking industry could play an imperative role in affecting economic
situation of country. In the baking industry, merger and acquisition is an imperative tool to expand the
market at the international level. In this, many sections has been discussed, as it can be related to the
introduction, literature review, and research methodology, data analysis section, conclusion and
recommendation. The introduction chapters could consider certain elements named as research
background, research significance, research aim, and research questions, research hypothesis and
organizational structure. The research background section is imperative to comprehend the current
situation of merger and acquisition. This section is imperative to reach at the reliable conclusion. The
research questions is supporting to understand what will be covered in the study. A Literature review
section could support to theoretically evaluate research matter by entailing existing sources and
achieve the research aim. In this section, the many factors has been discussed that might affect to the
merger as well as acquisition. This section has also supports to understand different evaluation
strategies of the merger and acquisition in the banking sector that would be vital to increase success
of merger and acquisition implementation. Further, researcher has practised the deductive research
tool to conduct this study as it facilitates to develop the hypothesis and prove and reject them by
considering the statistical tool. This study has been conducted on the 46 employees of different
organization to get the data in the favour of research matter. Probability sampling tool is practised by
researcher due to eliminating the biases from the study. This study has considered statistical data
analysis tool and literature review method to evaluate conceptual as well as numerical data that would
be effective in completing the research aim in an appropriate way. Moreover, conclusion section
demonstrated that internal as well as external factors could affect to the merger and acquisition
evaluation strategies in the banking sector.

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Table of Content
Abstract.................................................................................................................................................. ii
Table of Content.................................................................................................................................... iii
Introduction, Research Aim, Objectives and Research Questions:.......................................................vi
Research background....................................................................................................................... vi
Research significance....................................................................................................................... vi
Aim of research................................................................................................................................. vi
Research questions.......................................................................................................................... vii
Research hypothesis........................................................................................................................ vii
Organizational structure................................................................................................................... vii
Literature review.................................................................................................................................... x
Introduction........................................................................................................................................ x
Factors affecting merger and acquisition evaluation strategies to the banking industry.....................x
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................... xviii
Research Design and Methodology.................................................................................................... xix
Rationality of research methodology............................................................................................... xix
Research Onion Framework............................................................................................................ xix
Research Approach......................................................................................................................... xx
Research Design............................................................................................................................. xxi
Research Strategy........................................................................................................................... xxi
Data Collection Method.................................................................................................................. xxii
Sampling Method........................................................................................................................... xxiv
Data Analysis Method.................................................................................................................... xxiv
Research Limitations...................................................................................................................... xxv
Store.............................................................................................................................................. xxvi
Ethnocentrism................................................................................................................................ xxvi
Ethical Consideration..................................................................................................................... xxvi
Survey through questionnaire....................................................................................................... xxvii
Findings/Results:................................................................................................................................ xxx
Conclusion and recommendation...................................................................................................... xlvii
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................... xlvii
Recommendations........................................................................................................................ xlviii
References............................................................................................................................................ lii
Gender
Age
Experience
Merger and acquisition is imperative way for increasing the external growth
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is being major force in the changing atmosphere
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) could be used as the strategic plan in the organization

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Successful competition in the global market could be relied on the abilities got in the timely as well as
well-organized fashion by Merger as well as Acquisitions
which method is more suitable for the business performance
Merger and acquisition is used to maximize shareholder value
Strategies of Merger and acquisition is used for operating the business
Mergers and Acquisitions could affected to the overall performance of employees
factors affect more to merger and acquisition
Gender
Age
Experience
Merger and acquisition is imperative way for increasing the external growth
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is being major force in the changing atmosphere
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) could be used as the strategic plan in the organization
Successful competition in the global market could be relied on the abilities got in the timely as well as
well-organized fashion by Merger as well as Acquisitions
which method is more suitable for the business performance
Merger and acquisition is used to maximize shareholder value
Strategies of Merger and acquisition is used for operating the business
Merger and acquisition affect to the business performance
Mergers and Acquisitions could affected to the overall performance of employees
factors affect more to merger and acquisition

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Introduction, Research Aim, Objectives and Research Questions:
Title: Main title of the research is “Factors affecting Acquisitions and mergers evaluation strategies in
the banking industry”.
Research background
In current business era, banking sector could need to gain their understanding of the research matter.
Merger and acquisitions could have direct impact on productivity of organisation. Different kinds of
factors that are considered by the firm as it might affect the merger and acquisition named cultural,
human resource, economic, and technological factors. The merger could facilitate to two firms to
combine with each other for operating their business at a large scale and make higher competitive
advantages (Bauer and Matzler, 2014). The acquisition method could enable one big organization to
purchase another organization that has a less net profit. It is stated that the Mergers and acquisitions
tool are different from each other but the motive of both methods is to make higher competitive
advantages (Cevik Onar, et al., 2014). It is addressed that merger and acquisitions are an imperative
technique as it facilitates to the firm to operate their business at the large scale and make their unique
image in the marketplace (Thompson, et al., 2015). It is illustrated that the firm could gain their depth
knowledge which method will be more effective for the firm before implying it in the organization. It is
illustrated that depth evaluation of the tool could enable to get benefits. It is also examined a merger is
an effective tool for the organization to meet its organizational purpose (Garzella and Fiorentino,
2014).
Research significance
This research is effective for gaining understanding about merger and acquisition that will be
imperative in operating business process and make their career in the HRM. It could be effective for
increasing depth data towards different factors that might affect a merger as well as acquisitions. This
report will lead to comprehending strategies that might be practiced by the firm for eliminating issues
that will be occurred during implementation of merger and acquisition. This study will also be
imperative for the researcher as it supports to make the career of the researcher in the HRM
department wherein the merger and acquisition are possible.
Aim of research
Key aim of this investigation is to analyse and evaluate imperative issues in current banking business
firms that are related with strategic planning of acquisitions and mergers. In order to attain research
aim, research scholar would achieve certain objectives, which are described as below:
 To discover the conceptual understanding of the merger and acquisition
 To critically evaluates factors that affecting the merger and acquisition strategies in banking
strategies
 To recommended strategies for effectively implementing the merger and acquisition in the
banking industry
Research questions
 What are the factors that are affecting the strategic planning of the mergers and acquisitions
in contemporary banking business organizations?

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Research hypothesis
 There is a positive relationship between factors affecting evaluation strategies Acquisitions
and mergers evaluation strategies and performance of the banking industry
 There is no relationship between factors affecting evaluation strategies Acquisitions and
mergers strategies and performance of the banking industry
Organizational structure
The organizational structure can be essential for comprehending issues of research study in depth.
The organizational structure could entail certain elements that were described as below:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 is introduction part of the organizational structure that is effective for gaining the
understanding about certain elements, which might be necessary for conducting any study named as
the background of research, question of research, aim and objectives of research, structure of
dissertation (Cartwright, and Cooper, 2014). In this, it is founded that aim and objective of research
might an essential section for investigation as it offers a path to the investigator to conduct their
investigator in directing and work on effectively. It is stated that the research question could also be
essential for gaining theoretical data with respect to research dilemma. Research questions can also
supports investigator to find a solution on the specified concern (Cavusgil, et al., 2014). The research
background support to comprehend what is the concern in depth. It could increase the awareness of
the investigator towards the research dilemma that would be effective in getting a positive result
towards the research matter. It could facilitates the investigator to know perspective of doing
business. It can be illustrated that the last section of the introduction could demonstrate the
organizational structure that supports to understand what we will be covered in the study. Thus, it can
be evaluated that the interdiction section is effective to get higher competitive advantages (Ansoff, et
al., 2018).
Chapter 2: a Literature review
Literature review section is the second section of study that is effective to comprehend the opinion as
well as a researcher of the different authors on the same topic. It could also be imperative to
comprehend how the literature review data is collected (Gamache, et al., 2015). For completing this
section, the literature review sector could consider different sources such as academic publication,
journal articles, authentic websites and other sources. Further, researcher has entailed such sources
and collects the data related to current research concern (Galpin, 2014). Data is gathered by entailing
reliable sources of the research result. It is evaluated that the investigator is deeply evaluated factors
that might be affected by outcome of research. Researcher should have proper understanding of
methods and ways that would be effective for attaining appropriate outcome with respect to research
concern. It is also examined that this section mandates to comprehend the different authors and
researcher and consider it in investigation for increasing reliability of firm (Lasserre, 2017).
Chapter 3: Research methodology
Third chapter of study is research methodology as this section facilitates the researcher to
comprehend different methods, which might be practiced in the study to pool feasible data about
research concern and obtain higher competitive benefits. These tools were known as the approaches

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of research, strategies of research, data gathering tool, data analysis technique, research
philosophies, ethical consideration, and limitation of research (Nelson, 2018). These are essential
aspects that support in completing the task of research study by using existing sources. Research
methodology section will mandate to the investigator which strategies, methods, and tools could be
effective for the study. It also facilitates to know the depth evaluation of each tool that supports to
make a decision toward the research selection of investigation tool for running a business and
increase possibilities of getting a higher outcome. This section will also be imperative to operate the
overall business in one direction and get positive responses (Hryckiewicz, 2014).
Chapter 4: Data analysis and findings
In the data analysis and findings section, the research scholar would be capable to analyze pooled
data by considering different sources named as literature review and statistical data analysis tool. In
this investigation, a statistical data analysis tool is a prominent tool to assess numerical data of
investigation that will be collected by utilizing a survey through questionnaire method. Literature
review method would be used to analyze the non-factual data of the study and obtain the targeted aim
of investigation (Jaberidoost, et al., 2015). It is illustrated that the researcher has considered normally
both when an investigation has subjective nature. This study has needed factual information hence
both statistical and non-statistical data analysis tool will be practiced as it would be significant for the
functioning of business in one direction and meeting the aim of the study effectively. It can also be
illustrated that this section could present the data by graphs chart, and table and it could be done by
considering MS-excel software program. This software could support to save the cost and time of the
study and effective for getting a reliable outcome (Berger, et al., 2014).
Chapter 5: Conclusion and recommendation
Conclusion and recommendation is the last section of investigation as it is practiced to present overall
study in a concise form. This chapter can be essential for gaining knowledge of different methods,
which might be imperative to obtain higher competitive benefits (Kim, et al., 2015). It is examined that
the conclusion section concise overall report that will be effective to comprehend which it entails in
this study what was the outcome of doing this study. The recommendation section is also imperative
as it facilitates the researcher for obtaining research outcome. In the research, the recommendation
part of the study is vital for conducting an investigation in upcoming period (Grant, 2016).

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Literature review
Introduction
Introduction chapter is imperative for pooling suitable data in the context of research matter. Current
paper is supportive to gain an understanding of the meaning and concept of the merger and
acquisition. This report is also effective for comprehending different strategies that might be used by
the banking industry to overcome the factor affecting merger and acquisition. IT could be effective for
working in the HRM department in the upcoming period and support to have a decision in favor of the
study issue. It is also essential for accomplishing task of organization.
Factors affecting merger and acquisition evaluation strategies to the banking industry
According to Zhang et al. (2015) organization has started to work hard for accomplishing their
specified work in the least time and cost. Each organization has made a basic goal for meeting the
aim of the study and increase profitability. The organization has also decided on the possible growth
that will be accomplished in the upcoming period. Ahammad (2016) stated that a firm could value the
internal as well as the external factor for increasing the possibilities of getting positive responses. The
internal development could be accomplished either by introducing procedure and innovate fresh
goods and services through increasing the ability to expand the business and enlarging the business
size to enhance the capability of business organization. It is evaluated that the firm could improve the
sale of the firm in the least time and cost. It is illustrated that the external growth could be
accomplished by the merger as well as acquisition.
In support of this, Molle (2017) illustrated that Merger and acquisition is an imperative way of
increasing external growth. In the recent international economy, acquisition and merger are being
increasingly practiced the world over as approach in accomplishing the larger asset base caused of
entering into new markets. It will also be effective for effectively entering into the new market and
getting higher competitive benefits. It could be effective in creating higher benefits by implying this
method in the business process.
In opposed to this, Ferreira (2014) addressed that Mergers and Acquisitions tool is a tool that assists
to the organization to emerge the business and support the company to conduct processing of
business and attain more competitive benefits. In addition, mergers and acquisitions are practiced to
meet sustainable benefits at the corporate level. It is evaluated M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) is
being a chief source to alter the atmosphere. It could support the organization for competing with the
domestic as well as an internal level. Merger and acquisition are one of the vital methods as it assists
to improve the company structure and facilitates getting a higher competitive outcome.
Malik (2014) argued that the Merger and acquisition also emerge as one of the imperative technique
for the business which has a direct impact on the entire performance of business. Further, Indian
organizations are practicing Merger and acquisition as one of the growth strategies. In modern era of
business, this tool is imperative for an organisation to implement acquisition, a merger in order to
operate the business and get a reliable outcome. Consequently, these methods might be prominent
for operating the activity of business and making a reliable outcome.
In support of this, Jordao (2014) illustrated that the organization could decline the probability of
turnover from the working place. It is evaluated that Mergers, Acquisitions strategy could be effective