After the Honeymoon: How Trust Issues Affect Employee Reactions to Takeovers

Despite high failure rates, Mergers and Acquisitions continue to be a popular strategy for achieving corporate growth and diversification. In this new Working Paper, Professors Stahl and Pablo, and Research Associate Chei Hwee Chua, suggest that human factors – psychological, cultural and social – play a more important role in post-integration success than previously thought.