Potential pitfalls of startup integrations
- This paper aims to confirm pitfalls relevant in the integration stage of startup acquisitions mentioned in the literature and to identify new ones. To accomplish this, we conducted a literature review and a multiple case study with semi-structured, qualitative expert interviews. The results indicate the integration of an acquired startup may be challenged by potential pitfalls relating to acquirers or startups or a lack of their concordance. Unfavorable integration process attributes can also harm the integration success. We identified a lack of national-cultural fit and low performance of the integration team as additional potential pitfalls.
| Author details: | Elisabeth Korshunova, Victor TiberiusORCiDGND, Beate CesingerORCiDGND, Ricarda B. BounckenORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00237 |
| ISSN: | 2352-6734 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Journal of Business Venturing Insights |
| Subtitle (English): | an exploratory study |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Place of publishing: | Amsterdam |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2021/03/26 |
| Publication year: | 2021 |
| Release date: | 2023/09/26 |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Article number: | e00237 |
| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften / Fachgruppe Betriebswirtschaftslehre |
| DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
| Peer review: | Nicht referiert |
