Compatible information systems a key to merger success. (using an information systems compatibility index) From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: June 1, 1989| Author: Johnson, Mark P. | COPYRIGHT 1989 Healthcare Financial Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Compatible information systems a key to merger success

The effect that information system compatibility has on the success of a merger or acquisition depends on management's expectations for the information systems resource.

If management expects consolidating databases to reduce costs, improve productivity, and enable the sharing of key data, then information system compatibility is a vital concern. If the information systems of the potential merger or acquisi...

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