Mergers and acquisitions--Time for a methodological rejuvenation of the field?

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Sociocultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Unresolved Paradoxes and Directions for Future Research (2013, background): “…efficient redeployment of complementary resources between the acquiring and acquired companies (cf. Björkman et al., 2007; Capron, 1999), there is a need to measure M&A performance at the organizational level (cf. Meglio & Risberg, 2010) as well as the integration level (e.g., Zollo & Meier, 2008).”
Critical success factors through the Mergers and Acquisitions process:revealing pre- and post- M&A connections for improved performance (2013, methodology): “A multidisciplinary review of the M&A literature is necessary and desirable, as it seeks to capture the dynamic and complex nature of the phenomena (Meglio & Risberg, 2010) and also fosters cross-disciplinary learning.”