International post-merger integration: Lessons from an integration project in the private banking sector

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-294

  Maire, Sophie ^a   Collerette, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integration manager; Merger implementation; Post merger integration management; Post merger project management

Indexed keywords

APPLYING PRESSURE; BANKING SECTORS; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION MANAGERS; INTEGRATION PROJECTS; MERGER IMPLEMENTATION; POST-MERGER INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT; POST-MERGER PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SPEED-UPS;

MANAGERS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MERGING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INTEGRATION;

BANKING; MERGER; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79651475094     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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