ŽÁKOVÁ TALPOVÁ, Sylva and Milica BOGDANOV. Knowledge transfer in the post-aquisition phase: a case study. Online. In E. Bolisani, E. Di Maria, E. Scarso. Proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Knowledge Management. Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2018, p. 939-946. ISBN 978-1-911218-95-1.
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Original name Knowledge transfer in the post-aquisition phase: a case study
Authors ŽÁKOVÁ TALPOVÁ, Sylva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Milica BOGDANOV (688 Serbia, belonging to the institution).
Edition Reading, UK, Proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Knowledge Management, p. 939-946, 8 pp. 2018.
Publisher Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study 50204 Business and management
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form electronic version available online
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14560/18:00103723
Organization unit Faculty of Economics and Administration
ISBN 978-1-911218-95-1
ISSN 2048-8971
Keywords in English knowledge transfer; subsidiary; strategy; performance; MNE
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D., učo 99992. Changed: 30/10/2020 08:28.
Abstract
The ineffective integration is commonly found in the literature as one of the reasons M&A fail to meet expectations. The efficient knowledge transfer in the post-acquisition phase contributes significantly to the ultimate success of the acquisition. This is more pronounced when the distance between the acquirer and the acquired company is huge. Therefore, even the research in the field of knowledge transfer is mostly undertaken in an international setting. This article uses a single case study approach to examine the knowledge transfer in the post-acquisition phase in a technology company, a leading enterprise office solutions provider. Specifically, it focuses on barriers in the areas of knowledge sharing, culture, language, communication and technology in the Czech-Australian global virtual teams. Results from an in-depth interview and four questionnaires both from acquiring and acquired company show the key challenges that the company encountered in each area. On the basis of the findings, the authors propose solutions for the future acquisitions. The findings might be of a high importance to medium-sized companies acquiring entities abroad, as well as to benefit the existing research about knowledge sharing in the post-acquisition phase.
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