Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine why culture is the cause of such widespread failure in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explore ways to improve their success rate. Design/methodology/approach – Review of some prominent “failed” mergers for evidence of the influence of...

Amid periods of churn and uncertainty, companies more than ever need their leaders and employees to stay focused, but how? In this paper, the author proposes that companies can regain momentum during uncertain times by creating a renewed sense of community based on aligning what makes employees...

Purpose – The purpose of the research is to describe how communicators may contribute to the external effectiveness of organisations by participating in leadership. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on knowledge created in a knowledge network related to the Swedish PR...

This paper relates the main findings of a literature review of policy deployment. The search revealed that less than 20 papers in the English language had been written on the subject, policy deployment appears to be under‐researched and that a number of those writing on the subject do not...

In the continuing endeavour to work towards ever better management, experience plays a crucial role. We learn from success, but we can learn much more from failure. Further, it is far better and cheaper when we learn from other people′s failures rather than our own. This monograph assesses the...

As business operations become increasingly global, the need for managers to communicate effectively with members of other cultures becomes more important. This is particularly true of managers who take up positions overseas, and an area where cross‐cultural differences may be apparent is...