Manifestations of Higher-Order Routines: The Underlying Mechanisms of Deliberate Learning in the Context of Postacquisition Integration

Koen H. Heimeriks Mario Schijven Stephen Gates 1
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Abstract : Building on the codification and dynamic capabilities literatures, we pursue deeper insight into the underlying mechanisms of deliberate learning in the context of postacquisition integration. We argue that experience codification gives rise to inertial forces that hamper the customization of routines to any given acquisition. We theorize, therefore, that successful acquirers develop higher-order routines-as manifested in two complementary sets of concrete organizational practices-that prevent the generalization of inapplicable ('zero-order') codified routines. After drawing on in-depth qualitative data to help build our theoretical argument, we test it formally with unique survey data on 85 active acquirers.
Keywords : Organizational learning Business Policy and Strategy Merger/Acquisition strategy and implementation Corporate Strategy Strategic Management Process Knowledge Management Organization and Management Theory
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Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management, 2012, 55 (3), pp.703-726. 〈10.5465/amj.2009.0572〉
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Koen H. Heimeriks, Mario Schijven, Stephen Gates. Manifestations of Higher-Order Routines: The Underlying Mechanisms of Deliberate Learning in the Context of Postacquisition Integration. Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management, 2012, 55 (3), pp.703-726. 〈10.5465/amj.2009.0572〉. 〈hal-00859930〉

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