...Marina Apaydin Purpose This paper investigates the dual role of time in post-merger integration ( PMI ). Prior qualitative research has focused on the determinants of merger and acquisition (M&A) success and highlighted the importance of meeting implementation schedules as a pivotal, yet...

... and identification of key factors that led to success. Findings Five interdependent success factors (Figure 1) support integration teams and capture deal value. Managing the process as a megaproject further facilitates the effectiveness of post-merger integration, enabling leaders to remain laser-focused...

... it when he saw it (Posner, 1988). In any event, it is probably helpful in describing the impact and influence of culture on post-merger integration as running a spectrum from the concrete and highly specific to the almost indescribable shades of differences between the ways in which people in the two...