How Enterprise Architecture Maturity Enables Post-merger IT Integration

Robert Lorenz Törmer; Stefan Henningsson

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64930-6_2

How Enterprise Architecture Maturity Enables Post-merger IT Integration

Robert Lorenz Törmer, Stefan Henningsson

Institut for Digitalisering

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Abstract

While world-wide Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) activity continues to accelerate, a substantial proportion of deals fails to yield the expected value. The inability to plan and implement post-merger integration of information technology contributes substantially to these failure rates. This paper advances the argument that a company’s pre-existing Enterprise Architecture decisively shapes the capability to implement post-merger IT integration and subsequently realize benefits from M&A. Our multiple-case study investigates three acquisition cases and develops an explanatory theory of how Enterprise Architecture maturity enables the implementation of distinct integration strategies. The results do not only enrich the academic literature on M&A, but also show the strategic value of Enterprise Architecture maturity.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	International Conference on Business Informatics Research : Perspectives in Business Informatics Research
Redaktører	Björn Johansson, Charles Møller, Atanu Chaudhuri, Frantisek Sudzina
Antal sider	15
Udgivelsessted	Cham
Forlag	Springer
Publikationsdato	2017
Sider	16-30
ISBN (Trykt)	9783319649290
ISBN (Elektronisk)	9783319649306
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64930-6_2
Status	Udgivet - 2017
Begivenhed	16th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. BIR 2017 - Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Danmark Varighed: 28 aug. 2017 → 30 aug. 2017 Konferencens nummer: 16 http://www.bir2017.aau.dk/

Konference

Konference	16th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. BIR 2017
Nummer	16
Lokation	Aalborg University
Land/Område	Danmark
By	Copenhagen
Periode	28/08/2017 → 30/08/2017
Internetadresse	http://www.bir2017.aau.dk/

Navn	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Vol/bind	295
ISSN	1865-1348

Emneord

Mergers & Acquisitions
Enterprise Architecture
Post-merger IT Integration

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Törmer, Robert Lorenz ; Henningsson, Stefan. / How Enterprise Architecture Maturity Enables Post-merger IT Integration. International Conference on Business Informatics Research: Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. red. / Björn Johansson ; Charles Møller ; Atanu Chaudhuri ; Frantisek Sudzina. Cham : Springer, 2017. s. 16-30 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Bind 295).

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