International mergers and acquisitions are more popular than ever, even though they often fail to deliver the benefits strived for, and moreover tend to create many problems and challenges for the people involved in integrating the companies. "Merging across Borders: People, Cultures and Politics" offers insight into social, cultural, communicative and political dynamics in complex organizational change processes following mergers and acquisitions; dynamics which have often been neglected in previous research. The book is written by a Nordic research team, and it is based on their extensive field study of a series of cross-border mergers and acquisitions leading to the creation of Nordea, the largest Nordic financial services group. "Merging Across Borders" is written both for reflective practitioners and for people studying international management and organizational issues in cross-cultural settings.