Joining Forces: Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances, Revised and Updated

The Authors.

I Creating Value in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances.

1 The Elusive Equation.

2 What Goes Wrong and How to Make It Right.

II The Precombination Phase.

3 Strategic and Operational Preparation.

4 Psychological Preparation.

Precombination Checklist.

III The Combination Phase.

5 Leading the Combination.

6 Putting Companies Together—The Transition Structure.

7 Managing People through the Transition.

8 Easing the Clash of Cultures.

Combination Checklist.

IV The Postcombination Phase.

9 Building the New Organization and Culture.

10 Joining People and Teams Together.

11 Damage Control and Recovery.

Postcombination Checklist.

V Building M&A Competence.

12 Tracking and Learning from the Combination.

13 Joining Forces—Building M&A Competency.

Endnotes.

Index.