Successful mergers and acquisitions: Before and after
โ Scribed by Matthews, Craig B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Weight
- 325 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0743-5665
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โฆ Synopsis
A merger and acquired many new companies in the past several years, KeySpan Corporation has amassed a wealth of experience in managing change. What have we have learned? The bottom line: Corporate management may establish strategic goals, but it is employees who implement those strategies.
The fact is, not all mergers and acquisitions work well. In fact, a great number fail. On the other hand, there is little doubt that mergers and acquisitions are the quickest and boldest path to strategic success. How to maximize your opportunities? Success will entail divesting the parts of your organizations that no longer fit and acquiring the parts you need to meet strategic objectives.
... little doubt that mergers and acquisitions are the quickest and boldest path to strategic success.
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