Title: Managing the change process of the post-merger enterprise systems integration: a case study

Authors: Maria Alaranta

Addresses: Turku School of Economics and Business Administration and Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS), TJT, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, Turku 20500, Finland

Abstract: Both post-merger integration and the implementation of an enterprise system (ES) are sources of radical change in a company|s life cycle. This paper builds on a business process change model for enterprise resource planning implementation and integrates into it M&A issues, issues related to company expertise and resources, and factors related to software and vendor. The case study reveals that elements of each item in the model play a role in the post-merger ES integration processes and emphasises good-quality ES integration management.

Keywords: post-merger integration; information systems; IS integration; ERP implementation; enterprise resource planning; mergers and acquisitions; enterprise systems; business process modelling; change management; organisational change; integration management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2006.008287

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management, 2006 Vol.1 No.1, pp.62 - 81

Published online: 29 Nov 2005 *

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