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Supporting integration after M&A throuth Knowledge Networks within RWE Net
ISBN
978-3-540-33072-1
Type
book section
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Gurgul, Grzegorz
Enkel, Ellen
Schulte, Kordula
Kruse, Carl-Heinrich
Editor(s)
Abstract
After a hundred years of market control in Germany, the electricity market is currently characterized by partial market deregulation and, consequently, the utilities have to cope with increased competition. To remain competi-tive, a major growth factor can be stimulated through mergers and acquisi-tions (M&A) that encourage synergies as well as providing access to new geographical areas. The companies RWE AG and VEW AG followed this path to growth and merged. After the merger both companies were reorganized and divided into several business units.
The challenge of a merged company is to overcome the barriers related to a merger and bring together the employees in order to formalize a knowledge transfer in the relevant strategic business fields. This process is called "Knowledge Integration after M&A". To implement the process, the company needs a comprehensive tool with which to integrate its employ-ees' knowledge. The goal of the project was to test the MERLIN method-ology that had been established for intra-organizational knowledge net-works in a new business field, adapt it for the new field of use, implement the knowledge network, and accompany it during the set-up phase.
The challenge of a merged company is to overcome the barriers related to a merger and bring together the employees in order to formalize a knowledge transfer in the relevant strategic business fields. This process is called "Knowledge Integration after M&A". To implement the process, the company needs a comprehensive tool with which to integrate its employ-ees' knowledge. The goal of the project was to test the MERLIN method-ology that had been established for intra-organizational knowledge net-works in a new business field, adapt it for the new field of use, implement the knowledge network, and accompany it during the set-up phase.
Language
English
Keywords
Knowledge Networks
M&A
RWE
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Knowledge Networks for Business Growth
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Berlin
Start page
33
End page
57
Pages
25
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Eprints ID
259