Förvärv och fusion : ett rationellt beslut?

by Fredriksson, Ann-Marie; Kristofferson, Karl

Since the beginning of the 1990’s a wave of acquisitions and mergers sweeps across Sweden. The decisions made in relation to acquisitions and mergers can be understood and studied through the rational decision-making model. More descriptive decision-making models can be used if the presented behaviour contains a low degree of rationality. The purpose of the study is to contribute to the knowledge about decision-making processes in relation to acquisitions and mergers in the IT-consulting business. According to the results of the study the companies have a low degree of rationality in their decision-making. The bureaucratic decision-making model enables a better description of the behaviour since intuition plays a major role in the decision. The market demands high growth which is an important cause for the companies lack of rationality. The display of action becomes more important than the actual accomplishment of successful and profit generating acquisitions and mergers. Keyword Förvärv, fusion, IT-konsultbranschen, beslutsprocesser, rationalitet, organisatoriskt beslutsfattande, Hellgren Bo Förord Vi vill tacka de personer som har bidragit med den information och synpunkter som ligger till grund för vår uppsats. Detta gäller särskilt deltagarna vid intervjuer som har genomfört ute hos de olika företagen. Vi vill också passa på att tacka vår handledare Bo Hellgren som har bidragit med synpunkter och idéer under examensarbetets gång. Linköping, juni 2000 Ann-Marie Fredriksson och Karl Kristofferson Innehåll 1 FÖRVÄRV OCH FUSIONER............................................................................................................1 1.1