1. INTRODUCTION2. RESEARCH ON MERGER PERFORMANCE3. MICRO-MERGER SNAFUS: THE UNDERESTIMATED PROBLEM OF INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES4. THE CONUNDRUM: PERFORMANCE SO POOR, DEALS SO MANY5. THE NEED FOR AN EXPANDED RESEARCH AGENDA TO INCLUDE DEAL-MAKERS AND THE IMPACT OF MERGERS ON INNOVATION6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONREFERENCES