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Erschienen in: Business & Information Systems Engineering 6/2013

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Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry

Research Results in the Area of Success Determinants

verfasst von: Markus Schief, Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann, Prof. Dr. Dirk Schiereck

Erschienen in: Business & Information Systems Engineering | Ausgabe 6/2013

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Abstract

This paper analyzes approaches investigating success drivers of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the software industry. The literature review covers a classification of research papers in the generic and software industry specific M&A research discipline. The results accentuate that the impact of success factors depends on the research context and that many factors have not been examined so far with respect to the software industry. Building on these insights, the resulting areas for research are pointed out. The investigation of software industry specific factors, in particular, promises to contribute to the analysis of variance in M&A performance.

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Metadaten
Titel
Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry
Research Results in the Area of Success Determinants
verfasst von
Markus Schief
Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann
Prof. Dr. Dirk Schiereck
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2013
Verlag
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Erschienen in
Business & Information Systems Engineering / Ausgabe 6/2013
Print ISSN: 2363-7005
Elektronische ISSN: 1867-0202
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-013-0293-1

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