How much does national culture and management style influence acquisitions and post-acquisition management? The book explores the different ways in which companies from varying cultures and nationalities approach the task of integrating new UK acquisitions into their group, and examines the question of whether any one method of integration seems to be superior to another in terms of resultant performance of the newly-acquired subsidiary.

The international joint venture (IJV) remains the primary vehicle by which multi-national corporations expand globally. This book addresses theories, practical lessons and critical issues, such as culture and human resources, that affect IJVs.

The international joint venture (IJV) remains the primary vehicle by which multi-national corporations expand globally. This book addresses theories, practical lessons and critical issues, such as culture and human resources, that affect IJVs.

First published in 1973, this volume concentrates upon contemporary issues of a theoretical and methodological nature in the study of organizations. The contributors are concerned with contemporary ways of explaining the sociological role of modern organizations and work within them. They cover questions of understanding employee behaviour, of careers, of industrial relations, and of the future of management and organizations as we know them with a thorough examination of prevailing assumptions.