Post-Merger Intercultural Communication in Multinational Companies - Christina Burek Kartoniert (TB)

In this book the focus is on post-merger intercultural integration effective communication between the relevant cultures and the different politeness strategies adopted by them. It is argued that cultural differences are a key issue in misunderstandings and miscommunication which can affect a smooth post-merger integration thereby focusing on differences between the Australians US-Americans Germans and the Swiss. The research contributes to bridge the gap between pragmatics sociolinguistics and intercultural management studies. The empirical findings identify a company's social dimensio ns and execution skills as strategic sources of competitive advantage in cross-border M&A activity.