Ch. 1 The Revolutionary Restructuring Process of the Regional and Local Spanish Banks / Gabriela Fernandez-Barberis -- ch. 2 Mergers and Acquisitions: A systematic Review of the Literature from a Strategic Point of View / Maria Sacristan-Navarro -- ch. 3 Implementing Acquirers' Synergistic Intent: Cost Reduction, Revenue Enhancement and Bilateral Interactions with the Target / Samina Karim -- ch. 4 The Role of Corporate Culture in Mergers and Acquisitions / Christa H.S. Bouwman -- ch. 5 Transferring Organizational Resources and Capabilities in Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions: The Case of the European Energy Sector / Carina Uhlig -- ch. 6 The Impacts of M & A on Employment and Labor Productivity in Japan / Hiroyuki Taguchi