Servitization of Industrial Enterprises Through Acquisitions: A Success Story

ISBN-13: 9783658288693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 124 str.

Laura Johanna Oberle

Spis treści

Theoretical Background of Services and Servitization.- Introduction into Company Acquisitions and Post-Merger Integration.- Analysis of Success Factors in Literature and Practice.- Analysis and Discussion of the Stories of Success and Failure.- Recommendation.

O autorze

Laura Johanna Oberle currently does a doctorate on business process management in service operations and servitization at the Chair of Service Operations Management at the University of Mannheim in cooperation with a German consultancy specialized in post-merger integration projects.

Blurb

To make the service integration a success story despite the many challenges, L J Oberle argues that management understanding is necessary to address the key success factors in the individual strategic approaches. These approaches concern either the core business or an explore business unit and vary in their integration degree. Thus, knowing which strategy is pursued allows to determine the most relevant success factors, which is the first step towards successful servitization and post-merger integration. Only if these factors are identified and addressed correctly, M&A is a promising approach to servitization for industrial companies, as L J Oberle’s findings from the analysis or 8 case studies and a total of 24 interviews prove.

Contents

• Theoretical Background of Services and Servitization
• Introduction into Company Acquisitions and Post-Merger Integration
• Analysis of Success Factors in Literature and Practice
• Analysis and Discussion of the Stories of Success and Failure
• Recommendation

Target Groups

• Scientists and students in the field of service operations management, M&A and post-merger integration
• Practitioners in the same field

The Author

Laura Johanna Oberle currently does a doctorate on business process management in service operations and servitization at the Chair of Service Operations Management at the University of Mannheim in cooperation with a German consultancy specialized in post-merger integration projects.