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Fusionen und Unternehmensübernahmen in der Softwareindustrie

Forschungsergebnisse im Bereich Erfolgsdeterminanten

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry

Research Results in the Area of Success Determinants

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Zusammenfassung

Der Beitrag untersucht Ansätze zur Bewertung von Erfolgsdeterminanten bei Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in der Softwareindustrie. Auf der Basis einer Literaturanalyse und -klassifikation wird der aktuelle Stand der branchenübergreifenden sowie der softwareindustriespezifischen Forschung aufgezeigt. Die Resultate belegen, dass die Wirkung von Erfolgsdeterminanten kontextabhängig ist und dass viele Faktoren bislang nicht hinreichend für die Softwareindustrie untersucht worden sind. Darauf aufbauend wird der weitere Forschungsbedarf aufgezeigt. Dabei verspricht insbesondere die Berücksichtigung software-industriespezifischer Erfolgsdeterminanten einen zusätzlichen Erklärungsbeitrag zu liefern.

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.

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  1. Fachgebiet Wirtschaftsinformatik, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 1, 64289, Darmstadt, Deutschland

    Markus Schief &  Peter Buxmann

  2. Fachgebiet Unternehmensfinanzierung, TU Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 1, 64289, Darmstadt, Deutschland

    Dirk Schiereck

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This article is also available in English via http://www.springerlink.com and http://www.bise-journal.org: Schief M, Buxmann P, Schierek D (2013) Mergers and Acquisitions in the Software Industry. Research Results in the Area of Success Determinants. Bus Inf Syst Eng. doi: 10.1007/s12599-013-0293-1.

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Schief, M., Buxmann, P. & Schiereck, D. Fusionen und Unternehmensübernahmen in der Softwareindustrie. Wirtschaftsinf 55, 421–433 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11576-013-0386-y

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