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Contribution of Governance Theories of the Firm to the Analysis of Post-Merger IS Integration

Maria Alaranta, Petri Parvinen, Contribution of Governance Theories of the Firm to the Analysis of Post-Merger IS Integration. The ICFAI Journal of Mergers & Acquisitions 2(1), 24-38, 2005.

Abstract:

This study discusses the contribution of governance theories of the firm - namely neoclassical theory of the firm, the nexus of contracts perspective, agency theory, early incomplete contracting literature, transaction cost economics and property rights theory - in analyzing post-merger information systems integration. The study shows that the key contributions of the various governance theories have direct applications to understanding and managing the post-merger information systems integration. A case study is used to explore the governance perspectives in the post-merger IS integration of a manufacturing company. A processual model of the governance perspectives in post-merger IS integration is proposed.

BibTeX entry:

@ARTICLE{jAlPa05a,
  title = {Contribution of Governance Theories of the Firm to the Analysis of Post-Merger IS Integration},
  author = {Alaranta, Maria and Parvinen, Petri},
  journal = {The ICFAI Journal of Mergers & Acquisitions},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {24-38},
  year = {2005},
}

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