The Acquisition of Technology and Small Firms by Large Firms

This paper describes how large, typically multi-technology corporations build up and exploit their technological capability by purchasing small, technology-based firms in order to acquire their technology. The frequency, possible causes and economic effects of this phenomenon are elaborated, based on empirical studies of Swedish industry. A new mechanism for trading technology through the trading of small firms among large firms is proposed.

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Year of publication:	1990
Authors:	Granstrand, Ove ; Sjölander, Sören
Publisher:	Stockholm : The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI)
Subject:	Acquisitions \| technological progress

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Series:	IUI Working Paper ; 213
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/94860 [Handle] RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0213 [RePEc]
Classification:	D83 - Search, Learning, Information and Knowledge ; G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance ; O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
Source:	EconStor

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