A Bird in the Hand or Two in the Bush?: Integration Trade-offs in Technology-grafting Acquisitions

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Critical success factors through the Mergers and Acquisitions process:revealing pre- and post- M&A connections for improved performance (2013, background): “This exposes a key dilemma in postacquisition integration that the extent of integration needed to achieve synergies may ultimately result in the destruction of the acquired firm’s knowledge-based resources through employee turnover, disruption of organization routines, and dissolution of embedded t”
Strategic Agility: A State of the Art Introduction to the Special Section on Strategic Agility (2014, background): “Oftentimes, a high level of post-acquisition integration may be required to realize the much-anticipated benefits of the acquisitions.(16) However, a high level of integration may eventually result in cultural clashes, destruction of the knowledgebased resources of the acquired firm due to senior ma”
Can They Take It With Them? The Portability of Star Knowledge Workers' Performance (2004, background): “Puranam et al. (2003), examining the integration of acquired companies in the technology sector, point out that a goal and strategy of acquisitions are often at odds: the pursuit of short-term wins calls for giving the newly acquired company maximum independence, while long-term productivity…”