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The Impact of the Acquired Firm´s Knowledge Sources on the Knowledge Creation Processes in the Acquiring Firm

Abstract: One outcome of an acquisition is that the acquired firm brings its external knowledge relations into the acquiring corporation. At the same time, the acquired firm establishes new corporate knowledge relations with headquarters and other subsidiaries. The question is to what extent do external and internal knowledge sources impact different aspects of the post-merger integration process. Internal and external knowledge sources are predicted to have different impacts since external sources typically strengthen the acquired firm’s (the new subsidiary) autonomous while, in contrast, the firm’s new reliance on internal sources advocates for integration to a higher degree. This paper tests the impact of the acquired firm’s knowledge sources on the knowledge creation processes of the acquiring multinational corporation (MNC).