List of articles included in the analysis

A Review of Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions in APEC, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 2 !, "#$2, "%-!& An event stud' ana('sis of outward foreign direct investment$ t)e case of *reece, +nternationa( ,ourna( of t)e Economics of -usiness, 2 %, ""$!, !2.-!%& An event stud' of t)e effects of /artner and (ocation cu(tura( differences in 0oint ventures, +nternationa( -usiness Review, 2 !, "2$", "-"1 -ig--an2 Mergers in Euro/e$ An Ana('sis of t)e Cost +m/(ications, Economica, "..#, 1%$23%, !"#-!2. -usiness as usua(4 Retai( em/(o'ee /erce/tions of organi5ationa( (ife fo((owing cross-border acquisition, 6)e +nternationa( ,ourna( of 7uman Resource Management, 2 #, "&$2, 2 .-2!" Career 8is-integration and Re-integration in Mergers and Acquisitions$ Managing Com/etence and Motivationa( +ntangib(es, Euro/ean Management ,ourna(, 2 ", ".$1, 1 .-1"& C)a((enges and o//ortunities in mergers and acquisitions$ t)ree internationa( case studies 8eutsc)e -an2--an2ers 6rust9 -ritis) Petro(eum-Amoco9 :ord-;o(vo, ,ourna( of Euro/ean +ndustria( 6raining, 2 !, 2#$1, !"!-!2" Cor/orate g(oba( cu(ture as com/etitive advantage$ (earning from *erman' and ,a/an in A(abama and Austria4, ,ourna( of <or(d -usiness, 2 2, !#$2, " &-""& Create successfu( internationa( mergers and a((iances, =trategic 8irection, 2 1, 22$", 23-2& 3, ,

Cross-border acquisitions of Euro/ean mu(tinationa(s, ,ourna( of *enera( Management, 2 ! $!, "!-!% Cross--order Acquisitions of >?=? 6ec)no(og' Assets Ca(ifornia Management Review, 2 %2$!, 3 -#"

Cross-border acquisitions of >= financia( institutions$ +m/act of macroeconomic factors, ,ourna( of -an2ing @ :inance, 2 %, 2&$1, "%"!-"%!. Cross--order -an2 Mergers and Acquisitions in t)e E>, 6)e =ervice +ndustries ,ourna(, 2 22$%, %"-#2 Cross-border Mergers among Mu(tinationa( -usinesses, Mu(tinationa( -usiness Review, 2 .$" Cross-border mergers and acquisitions$ does t)e eAc)ange rate matter4 =ome evidence for Canada, Canadian ,ourna( of Economics, 2 &, %"$2, %3 -%#% Cross-border mergers and acquisitions$ *(oba( and regiona( /ers/ectives, ,ourna( of +nternationa( Management, "..., 3$!, 2 #-2!. 2, ",

Cu(tura( c)anges during t)e integration /rocess of acquisitions$ A com/arative stud' between *erman and *erman-Borean acquisitions, +nternationa( ,ourna( of +ntercu(tura( Re(ations, 2 #, !"$3, 3."-1 % Cu(tura( com/atabi(it' in t)e im/(ementation of mergers and acquisitions$ 6)e ban2ing sector, Economics @ Management, 2 #, !!&-!%3 8ecision-ma2ing in conditions of constant c)ange - a case wit)in t)e automotive industr', Management 8ecision, 2 3, %!$2, 22 -2!3 8eterminants of +nternationa( Acquisition =uccess$ Lessons from :irst*rou/ in Cort) America, Euro/ean Management ,ourna(, 2 1, 2%$1, !.1-%" 8i(emmas of manageria( contro( in /ost-acquisition /rocesses, ,ourna( of Manageria( Ps'c)o(og', 2 %, ".$!, 232-21& 8ivergence of D/inion and Post-Acquisition Performance, ,ourna( of -usiness :inance @ Accounting, 2 #, !% E!F @ E%F, %!.-%1 8o Cu(tura( 8ifferences Ma2e a -usiness 8ifference4, ,ourna( of Management 8eve(o/ment, "..%, "!$2, 3-2! 8oub(e 6roub(e, :inancia( Management, 2 !, ! -!"

EA/atriation as a -ridge Dver 6roub(ed <ater$ A Bnow(edge--ased Pers/ective A//(ied to Cross-order Acquisitions, Drgani5ation =tudies, 2 3, 21$" , "%33-"%#1 :actors affecting cross-border mergers and acquisitions$ 6)e Canada->?= eA/erience, *(oba( :inance ,ourna(, "..1, #$2, 22!-2!& :inancia( mar2et integration and t)e va(ue of g(oba( diversification$ Evidence for >= acquirers in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, ,ourna( of -an2ing @ :inance, 2 &, !2$&, "322-"3% *etting it toget)er$ 6)e Leaders)i/ C)a((enge of Mergers and Acquisitions, Leaders)i/ in Action, 2 %, 2%$3, !-1 *(oba( strateg' and its im/act on (oca( o/erations$ Lessons from *i((ette =inga/ore, Academ' of Management EAecutive, "..&, "2$%, 1 -1& *(oba(isation in t)e automotive industr'$ t)e /referred eAterna( growt) /at) ,ourna( of internationa( mar2eting and mar2eting researc), 2 , 23$!, "!#-"13 +m/acts of internationa( mergers and acquisitions on t)e (ogistics o/erations of manufacturing com/anies, +nt? ,? 6ec)no(og' Management, 2 3, 2.$!, !12-!&3 +ntegrating Cross--order Acquisitions$ A Process-oriented A//roac), Long Range P(anning, 2 #, % $2, 2 2-222 +ntegration or disintegration4 7uman ressource im/(ications of a common cor/orate (anguage decision in a cross-border merger, 6)e +nternationa( ,ourna( of 7uman Resource Management, 2 3, "1$!, !! -!%%

+ntegration /rob(ems and turnaround strategies in a cross-border merger - A c(inica( eAamination of t)e P)armacia->/0o)n merger, +nternationa( Review of :inancia( Ana('sis, 2 , .$2, 2".-2!% +nternationa( mergers and acquisitions in t)e >B ".&3-.%$ a com/arison of nationa( 7RM /ractices, +nt? ,? Df 7uman Resource Management, 2 2, "!$", " 1-"22 +nvestigating t)e ro(e of internationa( business negotiations in cross-border M@As in t)e ban2ing sector, Economics And Management, 2 &, "!, 2%#-233 Ma2ing t)e 8ea( Rea($ 7ow *E Ca/ita( +ntegrates Acquisitions, 7arvard -usiness Review, "..&, #1$", "13-"#& Management accounting s'stem integration in cor/orate mergers, Accounting, Auditing @ Accountabi(it' ,ourna(, 2 !, "1$2, 2 &-2%! Mergers and acquisitions across Euro/ean borders$ Cationa( /ers/ectives on /reacquisition due di(igence and t)e use of /rofessiona( advisers, ,ourna( of <or(d -usiness, 2 ", !1$", !2-3# Mergers and acquisitions and ban2 /erformance in Euro/e$ 6)e ro(e of strategic simi(arities, ,ourna( of Economics and -usiness, 2 &, 1 $!, 2 %-222 Mergers and acquisitions$ A consideration of t)e drivers and )urd(es, ,ourna( of Commercia( -iotec)no(og', 2 ", &$2, "%#-"3! Cationa( and Cor/orate Cu(tura( :it in MergersGAcquisitions$ An EA/(orator' =tud', Management =cience, "..1, %2$&, "2"3-"22# Cationa( Cu(tura( 8istance and Cross--order Acquisition Performance, ,ourna( of +nternationa( -usiness =tudies, "..&, 2.$", "!#-"3& Cationa( cu(ture distance and initia( foreign acquisition /erformance$ 6)e moderating effect of integration, ,ourna( of <or(d -usiness, 2 1, %"$2, "1"-"# Post-acquisition Management$ A P)ases A//roac) for Cross-border M@AHs, Euro/ean Management ,ourna(, 2 3, 2!$", 11-#3 PR vita( in cross-border dea(s, +nternationa( :inancia( Law Review, A/r 2 %, 22#-22.

=/i((over of cor/orate governance standards in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, ,ourna( of Cor/orate :inance, 2 &, "%$!, 2 -22! =trategic Pers/ectives on Euro/ean Cross-border Acquisitions$ A ;iew from 6o/ Euro/ean EAecutives, Euro/ean Management ,ourna(, "..#, "3$%, %2!-%!3 6)e Acquisition Process as a Learning Process$ Evidence from a =tud' of Critica( Prob(ems and =o(utions in 8omestic and Cross--order 8ea(s, ,ourna( of <or(d -usiness, 2 ", !1$", ""-!" 6)e contribution of intercu(tura( management to t)e success of internationa( mergers and acquisitions$ An ana('sis of t)e EA8= grou/, +nternationa( -usiness Review, 2 &, "#$", 2&-!& 6)e 8esire to Acquire, :i(tration +ndustr' Ana('st, 2 %, ., 1-&

6)e determinants and eva(uation of merger success, -usiness 7ori5ons, 2

3, %&$", !#-%1 %, !!$2, "#%-

6)e 8rivers of =uccess in Post-Merger +ntegration, Drgani5ationa( 8'namics, 2 "&.

6)e +m/act of Countr' 8iversification on <ea(t) Effects in Cross--order Mergers, :inancia( Review, 2 , !3$2, !#-3& 6)e +m/act of 8ifferences in Cationa( Cu(tures on Mergers and Acquisitions, Management of Drgani5ations, 2 3, !!, ".#-2"! 6)e +m/act on >B Acquirers of 8omestic, Cross-border, Pub(ic and Private Acquisitions ,ourna( of :inance @ Accounting, 2 3, !2 E3F @ E1F, &"3-&# 6)e /erformance of >B firms acquiring (arge cross-border and domestic ta2eover targets, A//(ied financia( economics,2 %,"%$3,!!#-!%. 6)e Process and +m/act of 6rust Mergers in t)e Cationa( 7ea(t) =ervice$ A :inancia( Pers/ective, Pub(ic Mone' @ Management, 2 !, 2!$2, " !-""2 6)e Re(evance of 6arget Accounting Iua(it' to t)e Long-6erm =uccess of Cross--order Mergers, ,ourna( of :inance @ Accounting, 2 #, !% E"F @ E2F, "!.-"1& 6)e Ro(e of Cor/orate +dentit' in Merger and Acquisition Activit' ,ourna( of *enera( Management, 2 , 21$2, "#-!" 6)e ro(e of cu(ture in t)e merger and acquisition /rocess, Management decision, 2 "% 3-"%2" 1,%%$" ,

6)e ro(e of )uman ressource management in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, 6)e internationa( 0ourna( of )uman resource management, 2 %, "3$&, "!33-"!# 6)e secrets of successfu( mergers$ dis/atc)es from t)e front (ines, ,ourna( of -usiness =trateg', 2 %, 23$!, " -"% 6ransnationa( mergers and acquisitions$ )ow to beat t)e odds of disaster, ,ourna( of -usiness =trateg', 2 #, 2&$", 3!-31 >sing acquisitions to access mu(tinationa( diversit'$ t)in2ing be'ond t)e domestic versus crossborder M@A com/arison, +ndustria( and Cor/orate C)ange, 2 3, "%$2, "."-22% <)en does cross-border acquisition of insurance firms (ead to va(ue creation4, 6)e ,ourna( of Ris2 :inance, 2 1, #$%, % 2-%"%