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Dating before marriage? Analyzing the influence of pre-acquisition experience and target familiarity on acquisition success in the "M&A as R&D" type of acquisition

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  • Al-Laham, Andreas
  • Schweizer, Lars
  • Amburgey, Terry L.

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Summary This study analyzes the "M&A as R&D" type of acquisition addressing the question whether acquisition experience and target familiarity influence the post-acquisition integration success in terms of innovation. We measure the influence of general acquisition experience of the acquirer, pre-acquisition alliance experience with the target, and sector familiarity of the target on the post-acquisition patent rate of the acquirer. The results of our event history analysis of the complete U.S. biotech population for 1973-2000 indicate that general acquisition experience and target familiarity increase the post-acquisition patenting speed.

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  • Al-Laham, Andreas & Schweizer, Lars & Amburgey, Terry L., 2010. "Dating before marriage? Analyzing the influence of pre-acquisition experience and target familiarity on acquisition success in the "M&A as R&D" type of acquisition," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 25-37, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:scaman:v:26:y:2010:i:1:p:25-37
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