Competence and community: post-acquisition learning processes in high-tech companies
by Kristian Kreiner, Kristina Lee
International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM), Vol. 20, No. 5/6/7/8, 2000

Abstract: This paper builds on an observation study of the merger process between two high-tech companies. It contributes empirically by providing an account of the processes of learning and the emergence of strategies in the post-merger phase: theoretically, by modelling the ways in which communities of practice (founded on collective competence and tacit knowledge) may undergo rapid change; and normatively, by providing a counter-example to the received wisdom of the strategy literature that merging companies should have complementary assets and competencies.

Online publication date: Mon, 07-Jul-2003

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