Beyond knowledge bases: Towards a better understanding of the effects of M&A on technological performance

This chapter deals with the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on technological performance. We argue that, when it provides additional technological resources, M&A promote the creation of more value in the innovation process. Instead, when it allows the redeployment of complementary assets, M&A enable more value to be captured from the innovations, and hence foster firms’ incentives in the innovation process. Hypotheses are tested on a sample of deals that were completed in the U.S. “medical devices and photographic equipment” sector in the period 1988–1996.

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