Thinking of Buying a High-Tech Start-up? Read This First [Archive.org URL]

Large companies in high-tech industries often buy small start-up firms with innovative products that supplement their existing product portfolios. The challenge in making such takeovers work, however, is that the big company should be able to integrate the upstart into its operations without losing the creativity and innovation that give the small company its value. How can managers deal with this complex challenge? Phanish Puranam and Harbir Singh of Wharton’s management department and Maurizio Zollo of INSEAD are doing research that offers some answers.

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