Carrillo, P M (1998) Mergers and acquisitions: The impact on information systems and information technology. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(3), pp. 276-284. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
Recently, there have been significant corporate changes within the major contracting organizations in the UK. Mergers and acquisitions are creating large, pan-European contractors. Such changes have a fundamental impact on the way these contractors operate. The reasons behind the increased mergers and acquisitions activities, and how these corporate changes affect information systems and information technology (IS/IT) are examined. The present paper illustrates these IS/IT changes using the acquisition of two British contractors as case studies. The results show that issues such as leadership, communications and culture have a significant impact on how organizational changes are implemented.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | acquisition; information system; information technology; rationalization; strategy |
| Index terms: | organizational change, information technology, contracting organization, case study, information system, acquisition, strategy, merger |
| Subjects: | practitioner, data collection methods, business, management, information systems, computing systems |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Organizational Design, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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