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T1  - On the discursive construction of success/failure in narratives of post-merger integration 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10227/766 
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A1  - Vaara, Eero 
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PB  - Sage Publications 
Y1  - 2010 
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AB  - This article concentrates on the discursive constmction of success and failure in narratives of post-merger integration. Drawing on extensive interview material from eight Finnish-Swedish mergers and acquisitions, the empirical analysis leads to distinguishing four types of discourse — 'rationalistic', 'cultural', 'role-bound' and 'individualistic' — that narrators employ in recounting their experiences. In particular, the empirical material illustrates how the discursive frameworks enable speci... 
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KW  - narrative; merger; acquisition; integration; success; failure; Management and Organisation 
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