Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84

Lu, Qing

Abstract

This study aims to fill in the gaps in existing business history research regarding post-acquisition integration by adopting a case study of the post-acquisition integration process between HSBC and Mercantile Bank (MB) 1959–84. It explores the impact of the institutional environment and organisational transformation on the speed of integration and tries to explain why the integration between HSBC and MB took so long. This study may also give some indications to the current emerging multinational companies (MNCs) from the developing countries.

Citation

Lu, Q. (2014). Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84. Business history, 56(8), 1262-1280. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2013.876533

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 14, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Feb 27, 2014
• Publication Date: Nov 17, 2014
• Deposit Date: May 13, 2019
• Journal: Business History
• Print ISSN: 0007-6791
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1262-1280
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2013.876533
• Keywords: Post-acquisition integration; Speed; HSBC; Mercantile Bank
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1776369
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00076791.2013.876533
• Additional Information: Peer Review Statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope.; Aim & Scope: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=fbsh20