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Corporate acquisitions and the integration of control systems
South African Journal of Business Management | Vol 21, No 4 | a925 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v21i4.925
| © 2018 Jay Owens, D. A. Scott
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 18 October 2018 | Published: 31 December 1990
Submitted: 18 October 2018 | Published: 31 December 1990
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Jay Owens, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaD. A. Scott, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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In this article the various approaches adopted by large acquisition-intensive corporations in integrating control systems upon the acquisition of a small company are being investigated. Five matched pairs of acquiring and acquired companies meeting specific predetermined criteria were created, and detailed interviews conducted with key managers involved in the acquisition and subsequent integration process. A set of standard proceedings for integrating control systems are recommended following the analysis of the findings.
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