Melanie Hassett
Areas of expertise
international business, mergers and acquisitions, organisational behaviour
international business, mergers and acquisitions, organisational behaviour
Biography
Melanie Hassett defended her doctoral thesis on “Key persons’ organizational commitment in cross-border acquisitions” in 2009, which received the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award 2011 – Highly Commended. Melanie’s research interest lies in cross-border M&As, more specifically post-M&A integration with the focus on cultural and HR integration. She is also interested in research methodology, mixed methods and longitudinal research methods in particular, and she co-authored a book on longitudinal research methods “Handbook of Longitudinal Research Methods in Organisational and Business Studies” together with Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki. She has been working in acquisition related research projects since 2004. Currently she works as a post-doc researcher in research project titled ”Value creation in international growth – focus on acquisitions and joint ventures”, which is funded by the Academy of Finland and "Emotions in M&A - managing emotions in global, virtual world" funded by TEKES (the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation). Acquisitions are also part of her core courses; she teaches a master’s level course called KVS4 International mergers and acquisition and she gives lectures about acquisitions also to post-graduates and mba students.
Melanie Hassett defended her doctoral thesis on “Key persons’ organizational commitment in cross-border acquisitions” in 2009, which received the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award 2011 – Highly Commended. Melanie’s research interest lies in cross-border M&As, more specifically post-M&A integration with the focus on cultural and HR integration. She is also interested in research methodology, mixed methods and longitudinal research methods in particular, and she co-authored a book on longitudinal research methods “Handbook of Longitudinal Research Methods in Organisational and Business Studies” together with Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki. She has been working in acquisition related research projects since 2004. Currently she works as a post-doc researcher in research project titled ”Value creation in international growth – focus on acquisitions and joint ventures”, which is funded by the Academy of Finland and "Emotions in M&A - managing emotions in global, virtual world" funded by TEKES (the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation). Acquisitions are also part of her core courses; she teaches a master’s level course called KVS4 International mergers and acquisition and she gives lectures about acquisitions also to post-graduates and mba students.
Research
Currently Melanie works as a post-doc researcher in research project titled ”Value creation in international growth – focus on acquisitions and joint ventures”, which is funded by the Academy of Finland and "Emotions in M&A - managing emotions in global, virtual world" funded by TEKES (the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation).
Currently Melanie works as a post-doc researcher in research project titled ”Value creation in international growth – focus on acquisitions and joint ventures”, which is funded by the Academy of Finland and "Emotions in M&A - managing emotions in global, virtual world" funded by TEKES (the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation).
Teaching
Melanie has vast experience in teaching both under-graduates and post-graduates. Currently, due to her commitments as a project coordinator for two externally funded research projects she teaches one master’s level course called KVS4 International mergers and acquisition and she gives lectures about acquisitions also to post-graduates.
Melanie has vast experience in teaching both under-graduates and post-graduates. Currently, due to her commitments as a project coordinator for two externally funded research projects she teaches one master’s level course called KVS4 International mergers and acquisition and she gives lectures about acquisitions also to post-graduates.
Publications 
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- Organisational commitment in acquisitions (2012) Advances in Mergers and acquisitions Mélanie Hassett
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Organizational commitment in acquisitions (2012) Advances in Mergers and acquisitions Volume 10 Melanie Hassett
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Unlocking path dependence in cross-border acquisitions : A case study of the critical events breaking the path (2012) Designing M&As and Organizations through M&As Niina Nummela, Melanie Hassett
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - A longitudinal real-time research approach in the study of Mergers and Acquisitions (2011) 2011 AIB-SE Conference Proceedings Hassett Melanie, Tarba Shlomo
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Beefing up the meat market: The HK Ruokatalo - Swedish Meats acquisition (2011) Keeping up the legacy - interactive teaching in marketing and international business. Cases in honour of lecturer Martti Salo. Raukko, Melanie;Häkkinen, Lotta
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Control in cross-border acquisitions: The role of M&A teams and the integration manager in cross-border acquisitions (2011) Proceedings of the 38th AIB-UKI Conference Melanie Raukko
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Designing international M&As from a control perspective – The role of M&A teams (2011) Hassett (Raukko) Melanie
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Determinants of parent control matter in post-acquisition (2011) Proceedings of the 37th EIBA Annual Conference: Taking IB in Europe to the Next Level: Emerging Issues, Strategies and Economies Hassett Melanie, Nguyen Huu Le
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - M&A as a strategic option – From opportunities to new business creation (2011) Melanie Hassett, Minna Räikkönen, Tuija Rantala
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Managing cross-border acquisitions (2011) Niina Nummela, Melanie Raukko
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Multiculturalism in M&As – An organizational identity perspective on cultural differences (2011) Proceedings of the 37th EIBA Annual Conference: Taking IB in Europe to the Next Level: Emerging Issues, Strategies and Economies Melanie Hassett, Niina Nummela, Deepak Shrivastava, Rudolf Sinkovics
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - The process matters from beginning to end: A process and actor perspective to M&As (2011) EURAM 11th Annual Conference, 1.-4.6.2011 Tallinn, Estonia Melanie Raukko
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Dynamics of cultural integration in a cross-border acquisition. – A closer look at an Indian-European deal (2010) EIBA 2010 Proceedings Nummela Niina, Raukko (nykyinen Hassett) Melanie
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - The organisational commitment and turnover intentions of acquired key persons in cross-border acquisitions (2010) Melanie Raukko
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Key persons’ organisational commitment in cross-border acquisitions (2009) Melanie Raukko
(G4 Monograph dissertation)
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