Open AccessMaking Acquisitions Work: Problems of Organizational Integration
Author(s) -
Alex F. De Noble,
Loren T. Gustafson,
Michael Hergert
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v4i1.6455
Subject(s) - mergers and acquisitions , boom , business , work (physics) , process (computing) , track (disk drive) , conceptual framework , process management , accounting , industrial organization , knowledge management , public relations , computer science , finance , political science , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , social science , environmental engineering , operating system
The United States is in the midst of the greatest merger and acquisition boom of all time. Despite the intense level of activity, the track record for mergers and acquisitions is poor. Recent research from the academic community suggests that the problems of integrating separate firms into a single entity may be responsible for this poor performance. The purpose of this article is to apply a conceptual framework of post-merger integration to a recent merger and to investigate the implications for improving the merger management process.