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

Department of Digitalization

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Business Informatics Research : Perspectives in Business Informatics Research
Editors	Björn Johansson, Charles Møller, Atanu Chaudhuri, Frantisek Sudzina
Number of pages	15
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2017
Pages	16-30
ISBN (Print)	9783319649290
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319649306
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64930-6_2
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	16th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. BIR 2017 - Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 28 Aug 2017 → 30 Aug 2017 Conference number: 16 http://www.bir2017.aau.dk/

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. BIR 2017
Number	16
Location	Aalborg University
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	28/08/2017 → 30/08/2017
Internet address	http://www.bir2017.aau.dk/

Series	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume	295
ISSN	1865-1348

Keywords

Mergers & Acquisitions
Enterprise Architecture
Post-merger IT Integration

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Törmer, R. L., & Henningsson, S. (2017). How Enterprise Architecture Maturity Enables Post-merger IT Integration. In B. Johansson, C. Møller, A. Chaudhuri, & F. Sudzina (Eds.), International Conference on Business Informatics Research: Perspectives in Business Informatics Research (pp. 16-30). Springer. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing Vol. 295 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64930-6_2

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. editor / Björn Johansson ; Charles Møller ; Atanu Chaudhuri ; Frantisek Sudzina. Cham : Springer, 2017. pp. 16-30 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Vol. 295).

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Törmer, RL & Henningsson, S 2017, How Enterprise Architecture Maturity Enables Post-merger IT Integration. in B Johansson, C Møller, A Chaudhuri & F Sudzina (eds), International Conference on Business Informatics Research: Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. Springer, Cham, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol. 295, pp. 16-30, 16th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. BIR 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark, 28/08/2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64930-6_2

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

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