TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Acquisition integration is important to realize synergies and to achieve acquisition success. However, there is a lack of clarity on pertinent integration approaches suggesting that integration is more complex and dynamic than traditionally assumed. In this chapter, we shed light on ambiguous cause effect relationships by investigating the effect of integration related decisions on intermediate goals. Additionally, we argue that entrepreneurial integration skills, or proactivity under ambiguity, are needed to keep pace with the dynamism inherent in acquisition integration. Based on primary data on 116 acquisitions, we find that entrepreneurial integration skills can display both advantages and disadvantages. While it helps to realize expected and serendipitous synergies, it can also trigger employee uncertainty due to decreased transparency. In supplementary analysis, we show measures to outperform with various integration approaches. Implications for management research and practice are identified.
VL  - 15
SN  - 978-1-78635-371-9, 978-1-78635-372-6/1479-067X
DO  - 10.1108/S1479-067X20160000015002
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-067X20160000015002
AU  - Bauer Florian
AU  - Schriber Svante
AU  - King David R.
AU  - Uzelac Borislav
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Entrepreneurial Integration Skills: Knowing What You Acquire to Integrate It
T2  - Mergers and Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
T3  - Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 29
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -