Cultures Merging

Cultures Merging
Author: Eric L. Jones
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691171041

"Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world's leading economic historians--takes an eloquent, pointed, and personal look at the question of whether culture determines economics or is instead determined by it. Bringing immense learning and originality to the issue of cultural change over the long-term course of global economic history, Jones questions cultural explanations of much social behavior in Europe, East Asia, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East. He also examines contemporary globalization, arguing that while centuries of economic competition have resulted in the merging of cultures into fewer and larger units, these changes have led to exciting new syntheses. Culture matters to economic outcomes, Jones argues, but cultures in turn never stop responding to market forces, even if some elements of culture stubbornly persist beyond the time when they can be explained by current economic pressures. In the longer run, however, cultures show a fluidity that will astonish some cultural determinists. Jones concludes that culture's "ghostly transit through history" is much less powerful than noneconomists often claim, yet it has a greater influence than economists usually admit. The product of a lifetime of reading and thinking on culture and economics, a work of history and an analysis of the contemporary world, Cultures Merging will be essential reading for anyone concerned about the interaction of cultures and markets around the world.

Merging Across Borders

Merging Across Borders
Author: Anne-Marie Søderberg
Publisher: Copenhagen Business School Press DK
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9788763001151

"'Merging across Borders' offers insight into social, cultural, communicative and political dynamics in complex organizational change processes following mergers and acquisitions; dynamics which have often been neglected in previous research. The book is written by a Nordic research team, and it is based on their extensive field study of a series of cross-border mergers and acquisitions leading to the creation of Nordea, the largest Nordic financial services group today."

Achieving Post-Merger Success

Achieving Post-Merger Success
Author: J. Robert Carleton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2004-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0787972916

“The failure rate of mergers and acquisitions is unreasonable, unacceptable, and unnecessary,” say Claude S. Lineberry and J. Robert Carleton in this much-needed resource, which outlines their unique, proven, and practical process for increasing the success of mergers and acquisitions. Written for all those with a vested interest in the success of the deal—board of directors, executives, managers, employees, and shareholders—and based on years of research and real-world experience, Achieving Post-Merger Success is a down-to-earth guide that gives stakeholders the tools they need to Profile and assess corporate cultures Identify potential or actual culture clash barriers to a merger or acquisition Determine what to do to avoid, minimize, and resolve culture clash Plan for efficient and effective post-merger cultural integration of the two organizations

How Does Culture Integration Fail in Mergers and Acquisitions in California?

How Does Culture Integration Fail in Mergers and Acquisitions in California?
Author: Sarah Hadjhamou
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2019-12-11
Genre:
ISBN:

This study implements a qualitative research method to determine how cultural integration fails in mergers and acquisitions. Often a company will merge with another because a good opportunity arises or because the second corporation lacks a strategic vision or financial resources to achieve its financial goal. There are many advantages and disadvantages to consider before companies embark on the journey.The decision making of an acquisition encompasses many advantages such as enhancing profitability and lowering operating costs in order to share a common vision and achieve other goals above financial growth. On the other hand, there are many factors to asses after two companies have merged, such as weighing out the strengths and weaknesses of each company, and determining a common vision for both. Most of the time, employees are very worried when aware of the merging process since they know that there will be some disruption within the organization. A poor cultural integration plan will certainly not lead to the achievement of mergers and acquisitions synergy. A mismanaged cultural integration plan will cause mergers and acquisitions to dissolve. Two companies are two different entities with two different cultures including corporate cultures, values, and policies. If mergers and acquirers disagree about the details of elaborating a cultural integration plan and do not convey properly the mergers purpose to the employees. It will be impossible for the organization to create a workforce with a common vision to deliberately reach the merger main goal. Therefore, the merger life expectancy will be shorten.Corporations should create a proven framework which will include new policies and rules that will be fair to both companies corporate cultures.

Culture and Demography in Organizations

Culture and Demography in Organizations
Author: J. Richard Harrison
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780691124827

How do corporations and other organizations transmit their cultures over time? This book grounds its analysis in mathematical tools and computer simulation, and offers a comprehensive answer to this question. It is for students of organization theory and behavior, cultural studies, strategic management, sociology, economics, and social simulation

The Culture Map

The Culture Map
Author: Erin Meyer
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1610392590

An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

Cultural Complexities in Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions

Cultural Complexities in Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions
Author: Oyvin Kyvik
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2011-03-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3640868781

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: none, University of Pompeu Fabra (ESCI (School of International Trade) ), language: English, abstract: Based on a review of pertinent literature, the paper discusses the role and the complexities of cross-border mergers and acquisition in firms ́ internationalization. The various stages that firms customarily go through as part of an international merger and acquisition process are outlined and debated from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Particular challenges related to the management of the post- merger integration process and complexities related to differences in national and organizational cultures, organizational design and knowledge-structures between the acquirer and the target company are discussed. It is argued that appropriate management of the merging firms ́ human resources as the merging firms ́ smallest common denominator, is the key to optimize the outcome of cross-border transactions and to achieve budgeted post-merger benefits. Based on the conceptual discussion, the paper concludes with key recommendations for how to manage a cross-border deal to minimize risks and increase the probability of achieving the objectives.

Successful Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances

Successful Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances
Author: Charles Gancel
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780077098759

This book aims to help readers: set out a strategy for their change / integration process; significantly reduce the change / integration cycle time; better manage the emotional dimension of such events thus reducing the number of internal conflicts; reassure key people more rapidly and thus help keep the best talent inside the company.

Cross-Cultural Analysis

Cross-Cultural Analysis
Author: Michael Minkov
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412992281

The first comprehensive and statistically significant analysis of the predictive powers of each cross-cultural model, based on nation-level variables from a range of large-scale database sources such as the World Values Survey, the Pew Research Center, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the UN Statistics Division, UNDP, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, TIMSS, OECD PISA. Tables with scores for all culture-level dimensions in all major cross-cultural analyses (involving 20 countries or more) that have been published so far in academic journals or books. The book will be an invaluable resource to masters and PhD students taking advanced courses in cross-cultural research and analysis in Management, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and related programs. It will also be a must-have reference for academics studying cross-cultural dimensions and differences across the social and behavioral sciences.