TY - JOUR
T1 - Speed of ICT integration strategies in absorptions
T2 - Insights from a qualitative
AU - Garcia-Canal, Esteban
AU - Rialp-Criado, Alex
AU - Rialp-Criado, Josep
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - A quick replacement of the Information and Communication Technology Systems (ICT) of the target company with the bidder's ICT is expected in absorptions, as the synergies stemming from these deals lie in the rapid integration of the acquired firm within the organizational structure of the bidder. However, the evidence from the literature shows that this is not always the case. In order to analyze and identify the different ICT integration strategies, we conduct a multiple case study featuring five Spanish companies with ample experience in absorptions. Based on this evidence, we construct a typology of ICT integration strategies based on the speed of integration, which is understood as the extent to which the ICT system integration meets or exceeds the minimum technology transfer time due to other organizational requirements. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - A quick replacement of the Information and Communication Technology Systems (ICT) of the target company with the bidder's ICT is expected in absorptions, as the synergies stemming from these deals lie in the rapid integration of the acquired firm within the organizational structure of the bidder. However, the evidence from the literature shows that this is not always the case. In order to analyze and identify the different ICT integration strategies, we conduct a multiple case study featuring five Spanish companies with ample experience in absorptions. Based on this evidence, we construct a typology of ICT integration strategies based on the speed of integration, which is understood as the extent to which the ICT system integration meets or exceeds the minimum technology transfer time due to other organizational requirements. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
KW - (ICT) implementation
KW - Absorptions
KW - Information and communications technology
KW - Organizational learning
KW - Spanish firms
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U2 - 10.1016/j.emj.2012.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.emj.2012.12.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0263-2373
VL - 31
SP - 295
EP - 307
JO - European Management Journal
JF - European Management Journal
IS - 3
ER -