Mergers and Acquisitions: Dealing with a Culture Clash

Culture is a broad, woolly concept, which often means different things to different people. And, unsurprisingly, culture clashes have been used to describe all sorts of organizational conflicts that occur following an acquisition. Therefore we launched a study to understand which specific types of cultural compatibility impact the subsequent performance of a cross-border acquisition. Six dimensions of cultural difference were identified and investigated. The six … [ Read more ]