Connecting the micro and macro-level: proposition of a research design to study post-acquisition synergies through a social network approach

Nicola Mirc
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Nicola Mirc: CRG - Centre de recherche en gestion - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CRM - Centre de Recherche en Management - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: The paper discusses the contribution of social network analysis to study synergy creation following an acquisition. As the approach allows for a multi-level analysis, addressing the macro- and the micro-level of analysis as interactive settings, it offers an exciting alternative to prevailing research on mergers and acquisitions. We present a research design building on the combination of structural and qualitative interview data to study the evolution of synergy creation throughout the acquisition process. We build on a case study to highlight the concrete process of data collection, processing, and analysis

Keywords: Mergers and acquisitions; Synergy creation; Social network analysis; Multi-level approach; "Mergers and acquisitions"; "Synergy creation"; "Social network analysis"; "Multi-level approach" (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Scandinavian Journal of Management, 2012, 28 (2), pp.121-135. ⟨10.1016/j.scaman.2012.02.005⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2012.02.005

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