M&A Integration: A Framework for Executives and Managers

Global M & A activity continues at a blistering pace. However, a recent study of Fortune 500 executives found that postmerger integration issues­­such as culture clashes, style, ego, and change management­­are the most common pitfalls that can derail otherwise successful mergers or acquisitions. M & A Integration meets that trend head-on, providing a practical framework for integrating acquisitions while helping managers direct each step in the volatile postmerger integration process.

David M. Schweiger, Ph.D., is the Buck Mickels/Fluor Daniel Professor at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, adjunct professor at EM Lyon in France, and president of the strategic management consulting firm Schweiger and Associates. He has assisted executives of numerous companies in successfully managing the M&A integration process. The coauthor of Strategic Management Skills, Dr. Schweiger is the international strategic management editor of Journal of World Business. His work has been widely published in professional journals including Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Planning, and Organizational Dynamics.