A Comprehensive Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions: Managing the Critical Success Factors Across Every Stage of the M&A Process

2. An Integrated Model for Value Creation in Mergers and Acquisitions

Overview

The previous chapter provides some explanations derived from different disciplines and domains of knowledge and research on M&A success and failure factors. Researchers and most consultants at each discipline, however, generally ignore the other knowledge and research streams and focus on a specific angle of the issue related to its background. Although some of the factors of success and failure are well known to experienced executives and consultants, dealing with some factors and ignoring other factors does not necessarily lead to a successful merger. Thus, the rate of failure remains high, as described in the previous chapter. This book suggests a multidisciplinary ...