The DySIIM Model for managing IS integration in mergers and acquisitions
Författare
Summary, in English
Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are prominent means for corporate strategy. In many M&As information systems (IS), integration is critical for achieving the intended goals. By integrating previous research on M&A and IS integration, we develop a six-dimensional theoretical framework for IS integration in corporate M&As. The framework is used to describe and explain IS integration management in four M&As. Based on the four cases, the theoretical framework and the existing literature, an initial model (Dynamic System of IS Integration in M&A, DySIIM) describing and explaining how IS integration relates to the M&A process is developed. Through the combination of the DySIIM's dimensions, the dynamics of different parts of the M&A process are captured. The model can be used in further research to build cumulative knowledge about how to manage IS integration in M&A. The model can also be used by companies in their M&A since through the combination of dimensions, it shows the IS integration issues, decisions and actions that a company has to address in the process.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2011
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
441-476
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Information Systems Journal
Volym
21
Issue
5
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Information Systems, Social aspects
Nyckelord
- DySIIM
- IS integration
- IS management
- IT management
- mergers and acquisitions
- IT governance
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1365-2575