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Guest Editors
Dr. En Xie, Associate Professor in Strategy and International Business, Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Management, Xi'an, China.
Dr. Narendar V. Rao, Professor in Finance and Management, Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Dr. K. Srinivasa Reddy, Postdoc in International Management (Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India).

Backdrop of the Theme
A special issue of the Management Research Journal will focus on the most under examined temporal issue in the literature, that is, case study research in mergers and acquisitions.

By and large, M&A is an interdisciplinary stream that allows all kinds of technical and non-technical scholars to draw conclusions and explore new perspectives. Based on methodological perspective, it is found that extant findings drew largely through quantitative or empirical methods. This is due to the availability of numerical data (stock price, accounting information), access and empirical fit. At the same time, management scholars have paid less attention to qualitative research in M&A stream. While, a number of issues refer to the use of qualitative methods in business management have been discussed in the academy meetings and leading journal editorials (Birkinshaw et al., 2011). For instance, Haleblian et al. (2009) found that only 3% articles have used case method in M&A research out of 167 articles published during 1992-2007 period.

On the other hand, case study research is the modest qualitative method in social sciences. Case researchers use case method to answer "why and how" as well as to build new theory and suggest testable propositions based on in-depth case analysis that subject to single case or multiple cases (Eisenhardt, 1989; Hoon, 2013). In the recent past, scholars have noticed that the revisiting, testing, reinforcing and building new theoretical constructs is essential (fairly lacked) in M&A stream, which could help to explore new knowledge and improve existing literature (Drauz, 2013; Geppert et al., 2013; Reddy et al., 2014). Taking forward, how does a negotiation happen and complete in M&A dialogue? (Weber and Tarba, 2012) How does acquirer's prior acquisition experience influence the continuing acquisition plans? What motivates business enterprises to participate in M&A deals? Why does a local or international deal become delay or fail? What are the deal-specific factors affecting deal completion? What are the firm- and industry-specific factors motivating firms to involve in local and international deals? What are the most crucial country-specific determinants influencing the cross-border deal negotiations? What role does print and electronic media play in M&A dialogue? What should be an ideal deal structure? Do toehold, non-compete agreement, cash payment, stock payment, proxy contest, economic status of participating nations and dual listing norms influence the negotiations in local and overseas settings? What role does M&A advisory firms play in local and international deals? How does acquirer plan, implement and supervise post-merger integration stage? (Dauber, 2012) What are the difficulties in cross-border merger integration strategy? How does acquirer overcome cultural issues in post-merger integration stage? What role does human resource play in post-merger stage?

This special edition welcomes original submissions from all management streams that should be conducting in-depth case analysis or case research, with theory testing/ development in M&A subject. Further, case researchers are suggested to pursue and present important elements in case research design include data technique, sampling cases, sampling place, sampling period, triangulation, case study protocol, and quality and rigor (Yin, 1994; Hoon, 2013; Poulis et al., 2013).

Submission and Publication Information
Submission of First Draft via Online System: 20 January 2016
Initial decision: Within 10days from the submission date
First round review comments returned to authors: 10 May 2016
Resubmission of first round selected papers: 10 July 2016
Final decision: 20 August 2016
Number of papers: 4 to 6 papers
Expected publication: Last issue of 2016/First issue of 2017


Submission guidelines
The papers should discuss research and practical implications within the special issue theme. Indeed, we are especially looking for papers that shed light on case study settings.
Prospect authors should submit their papers in a structured format that includes abstract, introduction, literature review, research design, discussions and conclusions. While, authors are suggested to present their Abstract in the Emerald style headings – Purpose, Design/Method, Findings, Research limitations, Practical implications, Originality/Value and Keywords, and Citation and References.   

Please feel free to contact us for any queries relating to manuscript preparation, submission and review process.
Submit your manuscript online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mrjiam 
Submissions Editor: Dr. K.S. Reddy (cssrinivasareddy@live.com)

For more information please visit: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6212
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