A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?

Nowadays, mergers and acquisitions are becoming more and more popular method used by firms to strengthen their market share and power. They are regarded as an efficient and relatively fast method to incorporate new technologies and expand into new markets. However, the enterprises involved in the pr...

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Main Author: wu, xue
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23047/
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description Nowadays, mergers and acquisitions are becoming more and more popular method used by firms to strengthen their market share and power. They are regarded as an efficient and relatively fast method to incorporate new technologies and expand into new markets. However, the enterprises involved in the process of cross-border mergers and acquisitions will encounter a wide range of cultural differences and conflicts. To achieve success, the leaders always take in consideration with the influence of these issues during the post-merger integration process, at the same level as the business performance and profit improvement. To achieve a better understanding of the corporate culture mismatches issues, I will first present the theoretical part in three major areas: the merger and acquisition context, the corporate culture and its concepts, and the leadership role within the mergers and acquisitions integration process. In the second part, it will be illustrated by a case study: the DaimlerChrysler (a failure) mergers. This case represents the complexity that leaders may encounter in any international merger and the consequences of underestimating cultural issues.
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spelling nottingham-230472017-12-17T22:35:51Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23047/ A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch? wu, xue Nowadays, mergers and acquisitions are becoming more and more popular method used by firms to strengthen their market share and power. They are regarded as an efficient and relatively fast method to incorporate new technologies and expand into new markets. However, the enterprises involved in the process of cross-border mergers and acquisitions will encounter a wide range of cultural differences and conflicts. To achieve success, the leaders always take in consideration with the influence of these issues during the post-merger integration process, at the same level as the business performance and profit improvement. To achieve a better understanding of the corporate culture mismatches issues, I will first present the theoretical part in three major areas: the merger and acquisition context, the corporate culture and its concepts, and the leadership role within the mergers and acquisitions integration process. In the second part, it will be illustrated by a case study: the DaimlerChrysler (a failure) mergers. This case represents the complexity that leaders may encounter in any international merger and the consequences of underestimating cultural issues. 2009 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23047/1/VIP.pdf wu, xue (2009) A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch? [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
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A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?
title A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?
title_full A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?
title_fullStr A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?
title_full_unstemmed A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?
title_short A critical analysis of cross-culture issues in M&A--- The case of DaimlerChrysler Merger: a cultural mismatch?
title_sort critical analysis of cross-culture issues in m&a--- the case of daimlerchrysler merger: a cultural mismatch?
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/23047/