Title: Measuring cultural fit in mergers and acquisitions

Authors: Yaakov Weber, Ehud Menipaz

Addresses: School of Business Administration, College of Management, Rishou Lezion, Israel. Department of Business Administration, School of Management and Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, Beer Sheva, 81405, Israel

Abstract: This study describes and summarises the results of several earlier studies on measuring cultural fit in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). Specifically, it provides an instrument for measuring culture in general and cultural differences in M&As in particular. The following sections define culture, explain its components, describe the measurement instrument and provide evidence for its reliability and validity. This study explores systematically the crucial yet neglected role of cultural differences in M&As based on a relatively large sample.

Keywords: measurement; cultural fit; mergers and acquisitions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2003.002100

International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2003 Vol.5 No.1, pp.54-72

Published online: 20 Jul 2003 *

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