Kai Oliver Thiele analyses M&As between companies from different cultures, which in general impose unique challenges, but also offer invaluable opportunities for all parties. Since Japan lags expectations regarding the amount of cross-border M&As, it is the more important to understand the...

Whatever their industry of origin, all companies are facing the same challenge to a greater or lesser degree: globalization. A culture in which representatives of different countries und cultures can come together, anticipating and understanding the cultural challenges, creates the foundation of...