Contents: Introduction Yaakov Weber 1. The Role of Trust in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence Gunter K. Stahl 2. Integration of International Mergers and Acquisitions: Test of a New Paradigm Yaakov Weber, Shlomo Tarba, Gunter K. Stahl and Ziva Bachar-Rozen 3. A Research Agenda to Increase Merger and Acquisition Success Mitchell Lee Marks and Philip H. Mirvis 4. Placing Process Factors Along with Contextual Factors in Merger and Acquisition Research Taco H. Reus, Kimberley M. Ellis, Bruce T. Lamont and Annette L. Ranft 5. The Dynamics of Knowledge Transfer in M&As Paulina Junni, Riikka M. Sarala and Eero Vaara 6. Merger and Acquisition Outcomes: Is it Meaningful to Talk About High Failure Rates? Annette Risberg and Olimpia Meglio 7. Researching Mergers and Acquisitions with the Case Study Method: Idiographic Understanding of Longitudinal Integration Processes Lars Bengtsson and Rikard Larsson 8. Individual Values and Organizational Culture During a Merger: Immovable Objects or Shifting Sands? Marie H. Kavanagh and Neal M. Ashkanasy 9. Facilitating Mergers through Management and Organization of Communication: An Analysis of Strategic Communication in a Cross-Border Merger Anne-Marie Soderberg 10. Determinants of Top Management Retention in Cross Border Acquisitions Mohammad Faaisal Ahammad, Keith W. Glaister, Yaakov Weber and Shlomo Yedidia Tarba 11. Grief and the Management of Mergers and Acquisitions Philippe Very, Emmanuel Metais and Pierre-Guy Hourquet Index.

The contributors explore how underlying concepts and methodologies can make an important contribution towards understanding M&A and their performance.