Practical playbook first, because you are short of time, then the research on what integration actually is, then the argument that integration is where synergy is earned rather than assumed, and finally the people questions, which are what most integrations actually founder on.
The operational playbook. Use it as a reference, not a read-through.
The research view of what integration is, which is more than systems and org charts.
Sirower’s constructive answer to his own earlier warning: how the winners actually do it.
Because the retention and hiring decisions in the first year decide the outcome.
The evidence on which leadership traits actually predict performance, for the person you keep or replace.
You will have a hundred-day plan with named owners, and a clear view of which people you cannot afford to lose.