Scientific interest in mergers and acquisitions by multinational firms from various countries is growing. High merger and acquisition failures attributed to a lack of integration management remain an interesting topic at this point. It has been identified that most mergers and acquisitions fail, and some researchers point to cultural integration as one of the main contributing reasons. The paper intends to critically evaluate previous research on the impact of post-acquisition organizational culture on industry and develop a research agenda. Based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, a systematic review of the literature was conducted. After a search in the databases ProQuest, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Emerald, Scopus, and Manual Search, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 24 articles in English, published between the years 2017 and 2022, remained in the final analysis. The results allowed for the evidence of the methodologies, main themes, and theories used in cultural integration management. The search is limited to the 2017–2022 period to get the latest trends in post-acquisition organizational culture integration. Through a conceptual framework, this review aims to bring disparate viewpoints on the integration of corporate culture following acquisition together.
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