Global Ambitions and Local Identities: An Israeli-american High-tech Merger [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Galit Ailon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1845451945 | ISBN-13: 978-1845451943 | Publication Date: April 15, 2007

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.

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About the Author

Galit Ailon lectures at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University. She received her doctorate at the Department of Labor Studies at Tel-Aviv University, and has published several papers in the field of organizational studies. Her research interests include the study of identity and culture in global organizations and the critical analysis of managerial ideology.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Berghahn Books (April 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845451945
• ISBN-13: 978-1845451943
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,845,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Particularly recommended for business college libraries and reference shelves., October 5, 2007

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This review is from: Global Ambitions and Local Identities: An Israeli-american High-tech Merger (Hardcover)

Sociology and Anthropology lecturer Galit Ailon presents Global Ambitions and Local Identities: An Israeli-American High-Tech Merger, an extensive case study of a successful Israeli high-tech company's merger with an American competitor. The example offers an opportunity to dissect at length the social and personal effects of mergers, not to mention an account of what really happens behind the balance sheets. Global Ambitions and Local Identities has a decidedly scholarly bent, and its scrutiny of personal viewpoints and human reactions is especially insightful. Particularly recommended for business college libraries and reference shelves.