DOES THE SUCCESSIVE ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE LEAD TO ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING? A CASE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

• Autor(a) principal: França, Maria Isabel Rola
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Vasconcelos, Geraldo Magela Rodrigues de, de Castro, José Márcio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Estratégia e Negócios
• Texto Completo: https://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/EeN/article/view/6493
• topic: Merger and acquisition; Experience in acquisition; organizational learning; Reverse integration; Value creation.; Fusión y adquisición; Experiencia en adquisición; Aprendizaje organizacional; Integración inversa; Creación de valor.; Fusão e aquisição de empresas; Experiência em aquisição; Aprendizagem organizacional; Integração reversa; Criação de valor.

This study investigates whether and how the history of acquisitions carried out by two companies, here identified as Alpha and Beta, subsequently influenced the operation of the acquisition of organization Beta by Alpha. The qualitative case study discusses a process of acquisition in the educational sector involving two firms – Alpha (acquirer) and Beta (acquired). The results indicate that the experience in previous acquisitions involved learning and influenced the operation, as well as its final configuration, the management models of the acquired being adopted in the acquirer, which constitutes, according to the reviewed literature, a situation of rare occurrence.