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Author: | Al-Laham, A. Schweizer, L. Amburgey, T.L. |
Title: | Dating before marriage? Analyzing the influence of pre-acquisition experience and target familiarity on acquisition success in the "M&A as R&D" type of acquisition |
Journal: | Scandinavian Journal of Management
2010 : MAR, VOL. 26:1, p. 25-37 |
Index terms: | mergers alliances R&D knowledge bio-technology patents innovation USA |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The article investigates the "M&A as R&D" type of acquisition addressing the question whether acquisition experience and target familiarity influence the post-acquisition integration success in terms of innovation. The influence of general acquisition experience of the acquirer, pre-acquisition alliance experience with the target, and sector familiarity of the target on the post-acquisition patent rate of the acquirer are measured. The results of the event history analysis of the complete U.S. biotech population for 1973-2000 show that general acquisition experience and target familiarity increase the post-acquisition patenting speed. |
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