This essential guide reveals a proven strategic process for doing a deal right. It shows executives and managers how to manage the transition to consolidate strength, increase competitiveness, and meet the combination's business objectives. Drawing insight from successful real-world combinations, Joining Forces delineates the transition process in four key business components - strategy, organization, culture, and people.

It candidly uncovers the issues in each of these areas and persuasively shows how to identify and attain true, productive synergies within them so that combined organization can become much greater than the sum of its parts.