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  • 1.  Needed: Culture and biz acquisitions model

    Posted 12-03-2010 12:41

    During the late 1990s, I came across an international management model dealing with cultural strategies in business acquisitions. The model addressed different ways for the dominant, acquiring company to integrate the acquired subsidiary into its corporation. Although dealing with strategic matters, it had an OB/interaction flavor to it – if I remember right.

     

    It was a classic 2 x 2 box structure, and one of the categories was Assimilation – the acquirer simply imposed its home culture on the new subsidiary.

     

    Does this model sound familiar to anyone? A student is doing research on separation acquisitions, and I believe this phantom model would be useful as a conceptual background. Also, usage of the model might link us to a research stream on the topic.

     

    If anyone can help on this, I would really appreciate it.

     

    Thanks, JPO

     

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    Director, Doctor of Management Program

    Associate Professor

    Dept. of Management / SBT

    Webster University

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  • 2.  Needed: Culture and biz acquisitions model

    Posted 12-04-2010 11:34
    Dear John,

    the model you are referring to is:

    Nahvandi, A. & Malekzadeh, A.R. (1988). Acculturation in mergers and acquisitions. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 13, 79-90.

    which is based on the acculturation strategies of:

    Berry, J. W. (1980). Acculturation as varieties of adaptation. In A. Padilla, Acculturation, theory, models and some new findings. Boulder and Co.: Westview Press.

    I hope this was of help.

    Best regards,

    Daniel


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    Am 03.12.2010 um 18:41 schrieb John P. Orr:

    > During the late 1990s, I came across an international management model dealing with cultural strategies in business acquisitions. The model addressed different ways for the dominant, acquiring company to integrate the acquired subsidiary into its corporation. Although dealing with strategic matters, it had an OB/interaction flavor to it – if I remember right.
    >
    > It was a classic 2 x 2 box structure, and one of the categories was Assimilation – the acquirer simply imposed its home culture on the new subsidiary.
    >
    > Does this model sound familiar to anyone? A student is doing research on separation acquisitions, and I believe this phantom model would be useful as a conceptual background. Also, usage of the model might link us to a research stream on the topic.
    >
    > If anyone can help on this, I would really appreciate it.
    >
    > Thanks, JPO
    >
    > ----------------------------------
    > John P. Orr, Ph.D.
    > Director, Doctor of Management Program
    > Associate Professor
    > Dept. of Management / SBT
    > Webster University
    > 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
    > St. Louis, MO 63119
    > 314-246-8765
    > -------------------------------
    >


  • 3.  Needed: Culture and biz acquisitions model

    Posted 12-04-2010 13:30

    John,

    I believe this is the article you are looking for:

    Nahavandi, A.,& Malekzadeh, A. (1988). Acculturation in mergers and acquisitions. Academy of Management Review, 13, 79-90.

    Here are some other related references:

    ·         Bellinger, L., & Hillman, A. J. (2000). Does tolerance lead to better partnering? The relationship between diversity management and M&A Success. Business & Society, 39(3), 323-337.

    ·         Punnett, B. J., & Shenkar, O. (1996). Handbook for international management research. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell. (Includes a chapter on mergers)

    ·         Olie, R. (1994). Shades of culture and institutions in international mergers. Organization Studies, 15(3), 381-405.

    ·         Calori, R., Lubatkin, M., & Very, P. (1994). Control mechanisms in cross-border acquisitions: An international comparison. Organization Studies, 15(3), 361-379.

    ·         Jun, S., Lee, S., & Gentry, J. W. (1997). The effects of acculturation on commitment to the parent company and the foreign operation. International Business Review, 6, 519-535.

    Can you post back to list a file with your findings?

    Regards,

    Bernardo Ferdman

    Bernardo M. Ferdman, Ph.D. <bferdman@alliant.edu>

    Professor, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management

    Alliant International University (http://www.alliant.edu)

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    During the late 1990s, I came across an international management model dealing with cultural strategies in business acquisitions. The model addressed different ways for the dominant, acquiring company to integrate the acquired subsidiary into its corporation. Although dealing with strategic matters, it had an OB/interaction flavor to it – if I remember right.

     

    It was a classic 2 x 2 box structure, and one of the categories was Assimilation – the acquirer simply imposed its home culture on the new subsidiary.

     

    Does this model sound familiar to anyone? A student is doing research on separation acquisitions, and I believe this phantom model would be useful as a conceptual background. Also, usage of the model might link us to a research stream on the topic.

     

    If anyone can help on this, I would really appreciate it.

     

    Thanks, JPO

     

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    John P. Orr, Ph.D.

    Director, Doctor of Management Program

    Associate Professor

    Dept. of Management / SBT

    Webster University

    470 E. Lockwood Ave.

    St. Louis, MO 63119

    314-246-8765

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