The cultural dimension of mergers and acquisitions (Kulturowy wymiar fuzji i przejec)

Paulina Gawryszewska ()
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Paulina Gawryszewska: Wydzial Zarzadzania, Uniwersytet Warszawski

Research Reports, 2013, vol. 1, issue 16, 103-111

Abstract: The article is a review of the literature on the importance of organizational culture in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes at international companies. The author presents research on culture in organization and management fields and also discusses reasons for carrying out M&A. On the one hand the author considers culture one of main factors contributing to failure to merge on the other she shows its untapped potential in complicated conditions of changes in a company. Additionally the author defines what a successful integration process in M&A is giving examples of practical tools and theories which can be used in daily running of firm after a merger or an acquisition.

Keywords: organizational culture; mergers; acquisitions; integration; organizational change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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