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M&A and corporate innovation: A literature review

  • School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen

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Abstract

The relation between M&A and innovation has received a lot of attention from both academia and practice. The existing studies show that M&A can improve the level of innovation and that the level of innovation before M&A can increase the likelihood of a company to participate in M&As. Since acquiring companies (larger companies) and target companies (small companies) have different motivations and performance of M&A, our paper reviews the existing literature from two perspectives: one is the relation between acquiring companies and innovation, while the other is the relation between target companies and innovation. The paper also discusses the contributions of these studies to theory and practice, and suggests a few future research directions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th International Conference on Services Systems and Services Management, ICSSSM 2017 - Proceedings
EditorsXiaoqiang Cai, Jiafu Tang, Jian Chen
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509063697
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference on Services Systems and Services Management, ICSSSM 2017 - Dalian, China
Duration: 16 Jun 201718 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name14th International Conference on Services Systems and Services Management, ICSSSM 2017 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Services Systems and Services Management, ICSSSM 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDalian
Period16/06/1718/06/17

Keywords

  • Acquiring company
  • Innovation
  • M&A
  • Target company

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