The Issue of Post-Merger Integration Boundary Management: A Sociomaterial Perspective

Vieru, D.


Abstract
This study analyzes the interactions among individuals engaged in two information system development (ISD) projects aimed at supporting an organization created by the merger of previously independent entities. The literature on post-merger integration (PMI) suggests that new information systems (IS) that would span the boundaries of the previously independent firms need to be implemented to facilitate a specific level of integration. Yet, there is a lack of studies on the issue of post-merger boundary management during ISD projects. We draw on a sociomaterial perspective to analyze two ISD projects in a PMI context of a merger of three hospitals. In both projects, the final IS-enabled practices differed from the post-merger practices that had been planned by the new hospital management.



Publication type
Research article (book contribution)

Peer reviewed
Yes

Publication status
Published

Year
2019

Book title
Optimizing Social and Organizational Dynamics in the Digital Era

Editor
Idemudia, E.C.

Pages range
1-21

Publisher
IGI Global

Place
Hershey, PA

Language
English