TIBR Summer Issue: Socio-cultural Integration in Mergers & Acquisitions
(GLENDALE, Ariz.) July 1, 2013—Thunderbird International Business Review (TIBR), Thunderbird School of Global Management's business journal, is pleased to announce the publication of a Special Issue titled Socio-cultural Integration in Mergers & Acquisitions.
This issue is co-guest edited by Yaacov Weber, Ph.D., College of Management, Israel, and Shlomo Yedidia Tarba, Ph.D., The Open University, Israel, both renowned experts on the topic. The frequency and scale of M&As have increased constantly during the past two decades despite continuous reports of high failure rates. The purpose of this issue is to stimulate discussion of a wide range of issues related to the process of socio-cultural integration in M&A.
Some of the topics covered in this issue include:
- Critical stages in the integration process
- Differences between cross-border and domestic M&A
- Antecedents and consequences of trust in an M&A context
- The influence of leadership on the pre- and post-merger processes
“Thunderbird International Business Review is well underway to becoming the most trusted source of innovative and useful thought leadership for global business leaders,” said Mary Teagarden, Ph.D., professor of global strategy and editor of TIBR. “We are proving to be the intellectual sandbox for thought leaders in the business world.”
For more information, contact our editorial offices at: 1 Global Place • Glendale, AZ 85306-6000
or e-mail the editor, Dr. Mary B. Teagarden, at mary.teagarden@thunderbird.edu.