Interkulturelle Mergers

Intercompany mergers and acquisitions are becoming increasingly important as an entrepreneurial growth strategy. Various measurements of success show that more than half of all mergers and acquisitions fail. Especially in the case of cross-border transactions, there is a controversial discussion about the factors that influence success or failure. The following thesis first presents the most important failure factors of transactions and then discusses the three most influential ones. The main focus is on problem areas that can arise due to corporate cultural differences.