Information system integration in mergers and acquisitions: research ahead

Hedman, Jonas; Sarker, Suprateek

doi:10.1057/ejis.2015.2

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“…Our study contributes to research on IS in M&A (e.g., Hedman & Sarker, 2015). We complement work on M&A for the inherent value of IS, which to date has only focused purely digital settings (e.g., Datta & Roumani, 2015), with an emphasis on industrial-age contexts and derive implications building upon the unique traits of digital M&A (as compared to other acquisitions) and the context of digital innovation in knowledge creation and application.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Importantly, such synergies might result from the ex-ante planned integration of the existing IT assets of acquirer and target but might also include novel, unexpected discoveries (Busquets, 2015). At the same time, the relation of M&A and IS in business practice has diversified substantially (Malette & Goddard, 2018), a phenomenon echoed by recent reviews and editorial comments emphasising the need for contextual differentiation (Hedman & Sarker, 2015;Henningsson et al, 2018).…”

Section: Information Systems In Mergers and Acquisitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital M&A, digital innovation, and firm performance: an empirical investigation

Hanelt

Firk

Hildebrandt

et al. 2020

European Journal of Information Systems

152

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Aiming to support digital innovation endeavours, industrial-age companies increasingly acquire firms that heavily build upon digital technologies. Related research has raised serious concerns regarding the prospects of such plans, yet has not focused the particular context of digital mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Drawing on a knowledge-based perspective as well as the particularities of digital technologies and the context of digital innovation, we theorise the link between digital M&A, a digital knowledge base on the part of the acquirer, and the consequences for digital innovation and firm performance. We employ panel data regressions to a longitudinal dataset of the world's largest automobile manufacturers. Our findings suggest that executing digital M&A contributes to building the digital knowledge base of industrial-age firms, which in turn enables them to drive digital innovation. Our findings further indicate that digital innovation improves firm performance of industrial-age firms. We discuss implications for information systems research about M&A and digital innovation as well as recommendations for managerial practice.

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Section: Information Systems In Mergers and Acquisitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital M&A, digital innovation, and firm performance: an empirical investigation

Hanelt

Firk

Hildebrandt

et al. 2020

European Journal of Information Systems

152

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“…The integrated information system is a collection of several collections of information that are combined in an organised manner, collected at different times by different units to be available to all who need it [30]. The integrated information system is a mechanism to describe the relationship of information technology in organisations that are separate from standardised business processes ( [21]; [13]). Thus, the use of integrated information systems is defined in the context of this research as the integration of application and information systems in Ministries and Institutions with information systems at the Ministry of Finance in the context of managing state finances to produce transparent and accountable government financial information.…”

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Does Integrated Information Systems have an Impact on Implementation of Accrual Basis Accounting and Fiscal Transparency?

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IJITEE

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The Implementation of accrual basis as a public policy must be supported by information technology and systems that are integrated. This study discusses the increasing use of integrated information systems on the implementation of accrual basis and improving the quality of government financial transparency. The research data were collected using questionnaire instruments, face-to-face interviews and discussion group activities through surveys conducted at 85 Line Ministries in Indonesia. The research data was analysed using CB-SEM with the help of Lisrel 8.8 statistical software. The research findings prove that information systems are integrated significantly towards the implementation of the accrual basis and improving the quality of government approval.

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“…There is extensive research literature on post-acquisition IT integration strategies and their effects on acquirer performance. See, for example, the special issue in EJIS (Hedman and Sarker 2015) and the review by Henningsson et al (2018). In this acquirer-centric view, the IT carve-out project is treated as a contextual condition that affects the options for value-creation through post-acquisition IT integration (e.g.…”

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How IT carve-out project complexity influences divestor performance in M&As

Yetton

Henningsson

Böhm

et al. 2022

European Journal of Information Systems

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IT carve-out projects are complex and cost-intensive components of M&A transactions. Existing research sheds little light on the determinants of IT carve-out project complexity and/or its effects on divestor performance. Instead, research has focused on the post-acquisition IT integration project and acquirer performance. This paper presents the first divestor-centric model of IT transactions from the divestor to the acquirer when a Business Unit in a Multi-Business Organization (MBO) is carved out and integrated into another MBO. The model explains how divestor business and IT alignment pre-conditions contribute to increased IT carve-out project complexity. Such complexity increases IT carve-out project time to physical IT separation and creates IT stranded assets, which decrease post-divestment business, IT alignment and divestor performance. The current recommended strategy of adopting transitional service agreements (TSAs) to handle IT carve-out complexity is compared with two new proactive strategies derived from the model. TSA-based strategies restrict the divestor from both decommissioning IT stranded assets and reconfiguring its IT assets to support its new post-divestment business strategy. The two new strategies address IT carve-out complexity without incurring the negative effects from adopting TSAs.

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Information system integration in mergers and acquisitions: research ahead

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Digital M&A, digital innovation, and firm performance: an empirical investigation

Digital M&A, digital innovation, and firm performance: an empirical investigation

Does Integrated Information Systems have an Impact on Implementation of Accrual Basis Accounting and Fiscal Transparency?

How IT carve-out project complexity influences divestor performance in M&As

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