| Preface | |
| The Authors | |
| Creating Value in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances | |
| The Elusive Equation | |
| What Goes Wrong and How to Make It Right | |
| The Precombination Phase | |
| Strategic and Operational Preparation | |
| Psychological Preparation | |
| Precombination Checklist | |
| The Combination Phase | |
| Leading the Combination | |
| Putting Companies Together-The Transition Structure | |
| Managing People through the Transition | |
| Easing the Clash of Cultures | |
| Combination Checklist | |
| The Postcombination Phase | |
| Building the New Organization and Culture | |
| Joining People and Teams Together | |
| Damage Control and Recovery | |
| Postcombination Checklist | |
| Building M&A Competence | |
| Tracking and Learning from the Combination | |
| Joining Forces-Building M&A Competency | |
| Endnotes | |
| Index | |
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