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The Management Factor in Acquisition Performance

Peter D. Hall (Lecturer in Strategic Management)
David Norburn (Professor in Strategic Management, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield Institute of Technology)

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739

Article publication date: 1 March 1987

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Abstract

Theoretical development and empirical investigation into the performance of mergers and acquisitions are reviewed. In parallel, recent research which links the performance of organisations to the presence of an appropriate corporate culture is discussed. From these two theoretical platforms, it is argued that the performance of acquisitions is determined by a match of culture and those organisational expectations which avoid post‐acquisition managerial indigestion. Finally, a programme of research is proposed to measure the performance of acquisitions against the criteria laid down by the acquiring management, and to determine the impact of culture clashes on those acquisitions perceived to have failed.

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Hall, P.D. and Norburn, D. (1987), "The Management Factor in Acquisition Performance", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 23-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb053618

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1987, MCB UP Limited

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