Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry Research - Results in the Area of Success Determinants

Authors

Markus Schief, TU DarmstadtFollow
Peter Buxmann, TU DarmstadtFollow
Dirk Schiereck, TU DarmstadtFollow

Document Type

State of the Art

Abstract

This paper analyzes approaches investigating success drivers of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the software industry. The literature review covers a classification of research papers in the generic and software industry specific M&A research discipline. The results accentuate that the impact of success factors depends on the research context and that many factors have not been examined so far with respect to the software industry. Building on these insights, the resulting areas for research are pointed out. The investigation of software industry specific factors, in particular, promises to contribute to the analysis of variance in M&A performance.

Recommended Citation

Schief, Markus; Buxmann, Peter; and Schiereck, Dirk (2013) "Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry Research - Results in the Area of Success Determinants," Business & Information Systems Engineering: Vol. 5: Iss. 6, 421-431.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/bise/vol5/iss6/6