"Ready to acquire": the IT resources required for a growth-by-acquisition business strategy


Autoria(s): Yetton, Philip; Henningsson, Stefan; Bjørn-Andersen, Niels
Data(s)

01/03/2013

Resumo

This article describes the experiences of Danisco (a global food ingredients company) as it followed a growth-by-acquisition business strategy, focusing on how a new CIO built the IT resources to ensure the IT organization was "ready to acquire." We illustrate how these IT capabilities expedited the IT integration following two acquisitions, one of which involved Danisco expanding the scale of its business and the other extending the scope. Based on insights gained from Danisco, we provide lessons for CIOs to realize business benefits when managing post-acquisition IT integration.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30083735

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Indiana University

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30083735/yetton-readytoacquire-2013.pdf

Direitos

2013, University of Minnesota

Tipo

Journal Article