Post-acquisition Management:: A Phases Approach for Cross-border M&As

Penelope Quah and Stephen Young

European Management Journal, 2005, vol. 23, issue 1, 65-75

Abstract: Achieving successful integration of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) continues to pose serious challenges for cross-border acquirers. In this article we suggest that to improve success, the post-acquisition management process should be divided into a number of phases with defined objectives and actions. This paper provides preliminary evidence drawing upon the post-acquisition management of four European M&As undertaken by an American automotive MNE. Implications for managers (relating particularly to cultural and organisational integration) and further research are suggested.

Keywords: Mergers; and; acquisitions; (M&As); Employee; behaviour; Culture; and; performance; International; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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