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An approach to analyzing and planning post-merger IS integration: Insights from two field studies

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  • Maria Alaranta

    (Helsinki University of Technology)

  • Stefan Henningsson

    (Copenhagen Business School)

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Information systems (IS) integration is among the most challenging tasks in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As). In this paper we propose and illustrate the use of an approach to analyzing and planning post-merger IS integration that extends general theory for IS planning, considering the specific characteristics of the M&A context. We highlight that planning effectiveness is possible to achieve in fundamentally different ways, dependent on the characteristics of the merger or acquisition at hand.

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  • Maria Alaranta & Stefan Henningsson, 2008. "An approach to analyzing and planning post-merger IS integration: Insights from two field studies," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 10(3), pages 307-319, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:infosf:v:10:y:2008:i:3:d:10.1007_s10796-008-9079-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10796-008-9079-2
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    1. Albert H. Segars & Varun Grover, 1999. "Profiles of Strategic Information Systems Planning," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 10(3), pages 199-232, September.
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