Bettina Hauser develops a research model which encompasses entrepreneurial leadership as a
major success factor during post-merger integration. Additionally contextual variables namely
cultural distance and the organizational variable relative size are tested for their
moderating effect on the influence of entrepreneurial leadership on M&A performance. The author
clarifies the question of how entrepreneurial leadership can help to enhance M&A performance.
Based on 114 transactions with acquirers of German-speaking companies she proves that
entrepreneurial leadership has a positive effect on post-acquisition performance and helps to
overcome problems related to cultural differences.
