“…Change management, responsible for project management and control, setting metrics, etc., plays an important role in the integration management. According to several authors (Vuori et al, 2018;Angwin, Meadows, 2015;Rouzies and Colman, 2012;Colman and Lunnan, 2011;Koudri, 2010;Appelbaum et al, 2007;Slangen , 2006;Chatterjee et al, 1992), critical quality factors for post-transaction integration include integration of the corporate cultures of the participating entities, in which an important role is played by effective communication, clearly formulated goals, an adequate time frame, the commitment and support of top management, the competence of project managers and the project team (Wu et al, 2022;Wang et al, 2022), a flexible and comprehensive integration plan , integration of management systems, organization of education and management skills (Pan et al, 2022;Škare et al, 2022).…”