Mergers and acquisitions : their effect on the innovative performance of companies in high-tech industries.

M.M.A.H. Cloodt, J. Hagedoorn, H. Kranenburg van

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Abstract

This study examines the post-M&A innovative performance of acquiring firms in four major high-tech sectors. Non-technological M&As appear to have a negative impact on the acquiring firm's post-M&A innovative performance. With respect to technological M&As, a large relative size of the acquired knowledge base reduces the innovative performance of the acquiring firm. The absolute size of the acquired knowledge base only has a positive effect during the first couple of years after which the effect turns around and we see a negative effect on the innovative performance of the acquiring firm. The relatedness between the acquired and acquiring firms’ knowledge bases has a curvilinear impact on the acquiring firm's innovative performance. This indicates that companies should target M&A ‘partners’ that are neither too unrelated nor too similar in terms of their knowledge base.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)642-654
Number of pages13
JournalResearch Policy
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006
Externally publishedYes

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