Abstract
The extant research on post-acquisition IT integration analyzes how acquirers realize IT-based value in individual acquisitions. However, serial acquirers make 60% of acquisitions. These acquisitions are not isolated events, but are components in growth-by-acquisition programs. To explain how serial acquirers realize IT-based value, we develop three propositions on the sequential effects on post-acquisition IT integration in acquisition programs. Their combined explanation is that serial acquirers must have a growth-by-acquisition strategy that includes the capability to improve IT integration capabilities, to sustain high alignment across acquisitions and to maintain a scalable IT infrastructure with a flat or decreasing cost structure. We begin the process of validating the three propositions by investigating a longitudinal case study of a growth-by-acquisition program.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on Information Systems : Information systems: Transforming the Future |
| Editors | Hepu Deng, Craig Standing |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Place of Publication | Melbourne |
| Publisher | RMIT University |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780992449506 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 24th Australasian Conference on Information Systems. ACIS 2013 - RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2013 → 6 Dec 2013 Conference number: 24 http://www.rmit.edu.au/acis2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 24th Australasian Conference on Information Systems. ACIS 2013 |
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| Number | 24 |
| Location | RMIT University |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 04/12/2013 → 06/12/2013 |
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