| Reference : Absorptive Capacity and Post-Merger Inventor Productivity |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Business & economic sciences : Strategy & innovation | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7320 | |||
| Absorptive Capacity and Post-Merger Inventor Productivity | |
| English | |
Hussinger, Katrin  [Maastricht University] | |
| 2012 | |
| Journal of Technology Transfer | |
| Yes | |
| International | |
| 0892-9912 | |
| [en] M&A ; Absorptive capacity ; Inventor productivity | |
| [en] Inventors often experience a low productivity after their company has been
subject to a merger or acquisition (M&As). It is of central managerial interest to identify factors facilitating the integration of new inventive staff and thereby counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper provides empirical evidence into the role of acquiring firms’ absorptive capacity for the post-merger patent productivity of the acquired inventors. Based on a sample of 544 inventors employed by European acquisition targets in the period 2000–2001 it is shown that the post-merger productivity of acquired inventors is significantly higher within acquiring firms with a distinct absorptive capacity. It can be concluded that absorptive capacity is a firm capability that enhances the integration of inventors after firm takeovers. | |
| Researchers ; Professionals ; Students | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7320 |
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