The latest volume of Advances in Mergers Acquisitions brings together the best research in acquisition strategy by leading scholars in the field of M A As more and more companies position themselves for growth and change in a fluctuating global financial climate this volume is a must for scholars and strategy specialists involved in the study or implementation of mergers and acquisitions Contributions explore the negotiation stage of acquisition the role of the customer human impacts on the performance of a merger or acquisition managing cross border deals and post acquisition integration Important new findings in this volume detail how non financial considerations help to predict the success or failure of an acquisition strategy It presents an extensive review of research from the last 30 years on how culture has a direct impact upon global deals and addresses the gap in academic research on how to bridge the organizational and national cultural differences which ultimately cause barriers between acquisition partners