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dc.contributor.advisorLeslie Owens.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBotchkova, Maria Een_US
dc.contributor.otherTechnology and Policy Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-15T15:35:33Z
dc.date.available2017-09-15T15:35:33Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111469
dc.descriptionThesis: S.M. in Management of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2017.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 77-79).en_US
dc.description.abstractMergers and acquisitions (M&As) often leave companies struggling to reach financial targets in part due to the need to deal with complex and disconnected information systems. This study examines post-M&A IT systems integration to identify critical factors for success in this process, focusing on improving understanding of the role of alignment between M&A strategy as a whole and IT integration decisions. Decision-making with respect to IT system consolidation is discussed in the context of the Wijnhoven et al. 2006 article, "Post-merger IT integration strategies: An IT alignment perspective." This study looks at eight companies in different industries with revenues ranging from $100 million to over $80 billion and varying levels of acquisition experience. The study highlights several key success factors, including strategic rationale, early IT involvement, cultural fit, and mature IT processes. Experienced "serial acquirers" were observed to put less of a premium on following strict, conventional guidelines on ensuring the alignment of M&A and IT integration objectives, being more willing to keep IT systems independent if that solution best matched the acquisition's general value goals. In contrast, less experienced acquirers tended to have an aspiration to adhere more rigidly to the alignment model laid out by Wijnhoven et al. (2006).en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Maria E. Botchkova.en_US
dc.format.extent79 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsMIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectSloan School of Management.en_US
dc.subjectTechnology and Policy Program.en_US
dc.titleCritical success factors in the post- M&A IT integrationsen_US
dc.title.alternativeCritical success factors in the post-mergers and acquisitions information technology integrationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M. in Management of Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Management
dc.identifier.oclc1003321924en_US


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