RESEARCH PAPER
by Mai Anh Dao, Florian Bauer, Andreas Strobl, Florian Bauer, Neil G. Shepherd, Bowen Lou and Shlomo Yedidia Tarba
Dynamic capabilities like organizational agility and M&A capabilities are crucial for firm success but can be complementary or conflicting. Conflicting HR signals during M&A integration hinder knowledge transfer and create acquirer–target conflict, while complementary signals improve outcomes. Agility consistently reduces conflict and enhances knowledge transfer more effectively than M&A capabilities, making it a priority. Managers should align HR practices, minimize mixed messages, and address workforce stressors like anxiety and cultural challenges through transparent communication and support programs to maximize M&A value.
Dr. Mai Anh Dao and Prof. Dr. Florian Bauer
The founders, Mai Anh Dao and Florian Bauer, view target screening as the central strategic task of corporate development, one in which control, transparency, and traceability are crucial. Financial figures are not, as usual, the sole search criteria but merely serve as selection criteria.
The MADiscover solution digitizes the screening process for enabling M&A managers to identify business opportunities in a strategically driven, transparent and flexible manner. With our AI-based solution, we start where conventional financial KPI and network-driven screening ends.
