Dr Melanie Hassett

Management School

Director of Postgraduate Education

Lecturer in International Business

Melanie Hassett wearing a patterned top and black jacket.

melanie.hassett@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0984

Room D038a, Sheffield University Management School

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Dr Melanie Hassett
Management School
Room D038a
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL

Profile

I joined Sheffield University Management School in September 2016 to work as a Lecturer in International Business.

Prior to this I was a post-doctoral researcher at Turku School of Economics, University of Turku in Finland, where I was coordinating externally funded research projects on international Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), taught a postgraduate module on international M&As and supervised doctoral students.

I defended my doctoral dissertation in Economics and Business Administration in 2009 at Turku School of Economics, University of Turku in Finland.

My doctoral dissertation is based on a longitudinal case study employing a mixed method approach to analyze the acquired key personnel’s organisational commitment during the post-acquisition integration phase for a two-year time period.

I received the Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards 2011 – Highly Commended. I have over ten years of experience in international M&As through a number of research projects, some which involved a number of companies.

I am very interested in cross-cultural management and internationalisation in general.

Research interests

My research interest lies in internationalization strategies, particularly cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As), post-acquisition socio-cultural integration and organisational change, emotions and cultural differences.

Currently my research focuses on emotions in M&As and M&As from emerging economies, particularly India. I am also very interested in research methods particularly qualitative research methods, longitudinal, case study and mixed method approaches.

Publications

Books

Hassett M & Paavilainen-Mäntymäki E (2013) Handbook of Longitudinal Research Methods in Organisation and Business Studies. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Edited books

Raitis J, Harikkala-Laihinen R, Hassett ME & Nummela N (Eds.) (2018) Socio-Cultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions The Nordic Approach. Palgrave Pivot.

Journal articles

Hassett ME, Reynolds N-S & Sandberg B (2018) The emotions of top managers and key persons in cross-border M&As: Evidence from a longitudinal case study. International Business Review, 27(4), 737-754. View this article in WRRO
Harikkala-Laihinen, Riikka RHL, Hassett ME, Nummela, Niina NN & Raitis, Johanna JR (2018) Dialogue as a source of positive emotions during cross-border post-acquisition socio-cultural integration. Cross Cultural & Strategic Management. View this article in WRRO
Hurmerinta L, Paavilainen-Mantymaki E & Hassett ME (2016) TEMPUS FUGIT: A hermeneutic approach to the internationalization process. Management International Review, 56(6), 805-825.
Stahl GK, Angwin DN, Very P, Gomes E, Weber Y, Tarba SY, Noorderhaven N, Benyamini H, Bouckenooghe D, Chreim S , Durand M et al (2013) Sociocultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Unresolved Paradoxes and Directions for Future Research. Thunderbird International Business Review, 55(4), 333-356.

Chapters

Hassett ME, Harikkala-Laihinen R, Nummela N & Raitis J (2018) Emotions and Virtual Teams in Cross-border Acquisitions Abstract Notes Acknowledgment, Individual, Relational, and Contextual Dynamics of Emotions (pp. 163-187).
Hassett ME, Harikkala-Laihinen R, Nummela N & Raitis J (2018) Emotions and Virtual Teams in Cross-border Acquisitions In Petitta L, Härtel CEJ, Ashkanasy NM & Zerbe WJ (Ed.), Individual, Relational, and Contextual Dynamics of Emotions (pp. 163-187). Emerald Publishing Limited
Hassett ME & Nummela N (2018) A New Research Agenda for Managing Socio-Cultural Integration In Raitis J, Harikkala-Laihinen R, Hassett M & Nummela N (Ed.), Socio-Cultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions - The Nordic Approach (pp. 1-16). Cham: Palgrave Pivot. View this article in WRRO
Hassett ME & Nummela N (2018) Conclusions: How to Achieve Socio-Cultural Integration, Socio-Cultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions (pp. 119-124). Springer International Publishing
Raitis J, Harikkala-Laihinen R, Hassett ME & Nummela N (2017) Finding Positivity During a Major Organizational Change: In Search of Triggers of Employees’ Positive Perceptions and Feelings In Zerbe WJ, Härtel CEJ, Ashkanasy N & Petitta L (Ed.), Emotions and Identity (pp. 3-16). Emerald
Hassett M, Vincze Z, Urs U, Angwin D, Nummela N & Zettinig P (2017) Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions from India: Motives and Integration Strategies of Indian Acquirers, Value Creation in International Business (pp. 109-139). Springer International Publishing
Degbey WY & Hassett ME (2016) Creating Value in Cross-Border M&As through Strategic Network In Tüselmann H, Buzdugan S, Cao Q, Freund D & Golesorkhi S (Ed.), Impact of International Business Challenges and Solutions for Policy and Practice (pp. 158-177). Palgrave Macmillan
Hassett M (2012) Organisational Commitment in Acquisitions, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (pp. 19-38). Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Hassett M (2012) Organisational Commitment in Acquisitions Foot notes, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (pp. 19-38).
Risberg A () The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions Routledge
Alfoldi EA & Hassett ME () Dealing with unpredictability and change in longitudinal studies of organisations: a priori versus progressive focusing approach (pp. 271-294). Edward Elgar Publishing
Hassett ME & Paavilainen-Mäntymäki E () Longitudinal research in organizations: an introduction (pp. 1-22). Edward Elgar Publishing
Hassett M & Reynolds N () The role of agency in Sustainability in M&A transactions In Teerikangas S, Onkila T, Koistinen K & Makela M (Ed.), Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Conference proceedings papers

Paavilainen-Mäntymäki E, Hassett ME & Hurmerinta L (2017) Temporal Paradigm- Obtaining new insights about the internationalisation process of the firm.. Speed, Diversity & Complexity in International Entrepreneurship, 30 August 2017 - 1 September 2017. View this article in WRRO
Hassett ME, Harikkala-Laihinen R, Nummela N & Raitis J (2017) Emotions in cross-border acquisitions – Perspectives from the parent company. Contemporary Issues in International Business - Are we seeing the tail end of Globalisation, 6 April 2017 - 8 April 2017.
Zsuzsanna Vincze ZV, Hassett ME, Niina Nummela NN & Peter Zettinig PZ (2016) Challenges, Competitive Advantages and Opportunities of M&As from India - Overcoming Liability of Foreigness. 42nd Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy
Riikka Harikkala-Laihinen RHL, Hassett ME, Niina Nummela NN & Johanna Raitis JR (2016) Cultural Integration through Value Socialisation Following Cross-Border M&As. 42nd Annual Conference of European International Business Academy
Reynolds N & Hassett M () What does Sustainability mean for M&A. 36th EGOS Colloqium, 2 July 2020 - 3 July 2020.

Research group

Teaching interests

Globalisation and the international business environment offer fascinating research phenomena and exciting examples, which are reflected in my teaching.

I see my role as a facilitator of student learning, and I believe deep learning is based on positive student experience and student engagement.

I really enjoy working with my students, and encourage active student involvement in the classroom using various tools and methods. While this involves large-scale lectures when necessary, it also involves tutorial groups and individual supervision.

I believe in research-led teaching and incorporate this into my teaching practice through, for example, the use of contemporary case studies and findings from my own research.

Teaching activities: I am the module leader for a postgraduate module MGT6052 International Business Strategy, and I contribute to teaching of undergraduate modules MGT231 Business Strategy and MGT 376 International Business.

PhD Supervision

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the following areas:

International mergers and acquisitions
Post-acquisition integration and socio-cultural integration
Internationalisation (SMEs and MNEs)
Emotions, social capital, informal networks in the context of internationalisation and/or mergers and acquisitions