Facilitating the merger of multinational companies: A case study of the global virtual enterprise

Wang, William Y. C., Pauleen, David J. and Chan, Hing Kai (2013) Facilitating the merger of multinational companies: A case study of the global virtual enterprise. Journal of Global Information Management, 21 (1). pp. 42-58. ISSN 1062-7375

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Abstract

This paper reports on case research investigating the challenges presented by a newly formed supply chain after a merger and acquisition (M&A) and the subsequent solution – the enactment of a global virtual enterprise (GVE). Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST) is used as a lens to view and understand the transformational effects that occurred after the merger and the adoption of the GVE. A case study approach was adopted with empirical data collected from corporate web sites, direct participation in the project, and in-depth interviews with the two merged multinational supply networks set in Asia (the sub-ordinates are based in China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) and North America (sites in Canada and the U.S.). The major problems encountered in the M&A process in the supply chain included incompatible product codes, redundant business processes, no unified ERP platforms, conflict of interests of supply chain entities, etc. The findings show the GVE approach improved the efficiency and effectiveness of this global acquisition through the re-alignment of organizational structures and personnel. Implications for practice and the further application of AST to the study of global supply chains and M&A are raised.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adaptive structuration theory,case study,global virtual enterprise,mergers and acquisitions,supply chain integration
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Innovation, Technology and Operations Management
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2013 11:30
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 12:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/45133
DOI:	10.4018/jgim.2013010103

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