Due diligence neglected: managing human resources and organisational culture in mergers and acquisitions

Business Intelligence zur Unterstützung der Due Diligence bei Mergers & Acquisitions

IT in the Context of Mergers and Acquisitions: Designing a New Method for IT Due Diligence

Many mergers and acquisitions (M&As) do not live up to expectations due to problems with IT integration. More than 45% of M&A value depends on successful IT integration, but IT is not always considered during the due diligence phase. The number of previous studies on IT due diligence (ITDD) methods is limited and existing methods are often nontransparent and difficult to apply in practice. It i...

Grandfathering can seriously damage your wealth: due diligence in mergers and acquisitions of medical device companies.

Managing Information Systems Integration in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

AbstrAct In this chapter, we focus the role of information systems (IS) integration in the context of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As). We address the domain from a management perspective and especially target the consequences IS integration has for the acquisition initiative. Based on a literature review, the chapter presents a framework for describing, explaining and managing IS inte...

Managing Cultural Integration in Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions

Cross-border M&A has become one of the leading approaches for firms to gain access to global markets. Yet there has been little progress in the research literature exploring the role that culture may play in the success of these ventures. Poor culture-fit has often been cited as one reason why M&A has not produced the outcomes organizations hoped for (Cartwright & Schoenberg, 2006). Cross-borde...