The process of postmerger integration: A review and agenda for future research

ME Graebner, KH Heimeriks, QN Huy… - … of Management Annals, 2017 - journals.aom.org
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) continue to be prevalent despite frequently yielding
disappointing outcomes. Postmerger integration plays a critical role in M&A success, yet …

The challenge of integration: A review of the M&A integration literature

N Steigenberger - International Journal of Management …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of acquired or merging firms is a key driver of the success or failure of
mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Over the last 30 years, a substantial body of research has …

Impact of integration management on construction project management performance

S Demirkesen, B Ozorhon - International journal of project management, 2017 - Elsevier
Construction project performance relies on different dimensions of project management.
Among those, integration management is of paramount importance since effective project …

Antecedents of M&A success: The role of strategic complementarity, cultural fit, and degree and speed of integration

F Bauer, K Matzler - Strategic management journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we develop a comprehensive model of M&A success. We integrate
fundamental constructs of different schools and discuss their interdependencies with M&A …

Knowledge transfer and cross-border acquisition performance: The impact of cultural distance and employee retention

MF Ahammad, SY Tarba, Y Liu, KW Glaister - International business review, 2016 - Elsevier
The current understanding of when and how knowledge transfer leads to cross-border
acquisition (CBA) success is still limited. The aims of the paper are to provide new insights …

The ''what''and ''how''of case study rigor: Three strategies based on published work

M Gibbert, W Ruigrok - Organizational research methods, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
To provide evidence-based strategies for ensuring rigor of case studies, the authors
examine what rigor types authors report and how they report them by content analyzing all …

Critical success factors through the mergers and acquisitions process: revealing pre‐and post‐M&A connections for improved performance

E Gomes, DN Angwin, Y Weber… - Thunderbird …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) literature is vast, spanning over half a century of
research endeavor and drawing upon multiple disciplinary perspectives. Despite this wealth …

Speed of the internationalization process: The role of diversity and depth in experiential learning

JC Casillas, AM Moreno-Menéndez - Journal of International Business …, 2014 - Springer
By analyzing internationalization as a dynamic process, we attempt to explain the speed of
international operations in terms of learning acquired in the course of past international …

Do cultural differences matter in mergers and acquisitions? A tentative model and examination

GK Stahl, A Voigt - Organization science, 2008 - pubsonline.informs.org
Asubstantive body of theory and research on the role of culture in mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) suggests that cultural differences can create major obstacles to achieving integration …

Organizing for innovation: Managing the coordination-autonomy dilemma in technology acquisitions

P Puranam, H Singh, M Zollo - Academy of Management journal, 2006 - journals.aom.org
Large, established firms acquiring small, technology-based firms must manage them so as
to both exploit their capabilities and technologies in a coordinated way and foster their …