Overview Of The Book -- International Mergers And Acquisitions: The Issues And Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Cultural Lens -- 3 Research Implications: The Way Forward -- 4 Summary -- References -- Different Approaches To The Understanding Of Culture In Mergers And Acquisitions -- 1 An Increased Focus On Culture -- 2 Different Concepts Of Culture -- 2.1 The Classic Concept Of Culture -- 2.2 The Social Constructivist Concept Of Culture -- 3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Cultural Awareness And National Versus Corporate Barriers To Acculturation -- 1 Cultural Clashes And Acculturation In M&A Research -- 2 Cross-Cultural Aspects Of International M&A -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion: Cultural Awareness And Communication -- 6 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Managing Cultural Differences In Cross-Cultural Mergers And Acquisitions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assumptions -- 3 Measuring Cultural Differences In (International) M&A - Introduction -- 4 Implications Of Cultural Differences In International M&A -- 5 Evaluating Cultural Differences -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Results Of The Empirical Study -- 5.3 Conclusions Of The Empirical Study -- 6 Managing Cultural Differences -- 7 Summary And Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- A Cross-National Assessment Of Acculturative Stress In Recent European Mergers -- 1 Determinants Of Acculturative Stress And Attraction -- 1.1 Nations And National Culture -- 1.2 Organizational Culture, Social Movements, And Procedural Justice -- 2 Performance Implications Of Acculturation Stress -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Measures -- 3.3 Other Influences On Performance -- 3.4 Interrater Reliability -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion And Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Leadership And Culture In Transnational Strategic Alliances -- 1 Strategic Leadership And Organizational Culture.

1.1 National Culture As A Central Determinant Of Strategic Leadership Type -- 2 Strategic Motives And Implementation In Transnational Alliances -- 2.1 Merger Motives -- 2.2 Implementation Of Transnational Mergers -- 3 The Acculturation Continuum: A Dynamic Process -- 3.1 Acculturation Options In Transnational Alliances -- 3.2 The Dynamic Acculturation Continuum -- 4 Conclusion And Future Directions -- References -- Hungarian Culture And Management Issues Within Foreign-Owned Hungarian Production Companies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cultural Theory And Enterprise Transitions -- 2.1 Meanings Of "Culture" -- 2.2 Applicability -- 2.3 "Organizational Culture" Versus "National Culture" -- 3 Method For Identifying Possible "Cultural Dysjunctures" -- 4 Company Issues From Empirical Research -- 5 Establishing Degrees Of "Cultural Loading" -- 6 Summary -- References -- A Quest For Social Identity - The Pragmatics Of Communication In Mergers And Acquisitions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Quest For Identity -- 3 Communication: The Creation Of Identities -- 4 Conversations: Two Studies -- 4.1 Swedish Ordnance -- 4.2 Brooks -- 5 Discussion And Comparison -- Notes -- References -- Foreign Acquisitions In Denmark: Cultural And Communicative Dimensions -- 1 Foreign Acquisitions In Denmark -- 2 Approaches To Cultural Analysis -- 3 National Differences: Empirical Findings -- 4 Organizational Differences: Empirical Findings -- 5 The Integration Process As A Communication Process -- 6 Perspectives: Developing Communicative And Intercultural Competence -- Notes -- References -- List Of Contributors -- Index.