Category: Acquisition

  • Mergers and Acquisitions in the Health-Care Industry

    Mergers and Acquisitions in the Health-Care Industry Introduction Mergers and Acquisitions are becoming a common trend within the corporate arena and the same may be said of the health industry. However, poor strategic planning may fail these trends unless the human resource management plays its contributory role in such engagements. The paper shall look at…

  • Dell Technologies Mergers and Acquisitions

    Dell Technologies Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions: Advantages and Disadvantages The concepts of mergers and acquisitions are commonly used when describing the methods of increasing companies value through purchasing assets or businesses. Thus, the former means the integration of two entities for the benefit of both parties while equally dividing their profits (Hitt et…

  • Acquisition of Innovative Solutions by Multinational Enterprise

    Acquisition of Innovative Solutions by Multinational Enterprise Table of Contents Introduction Summary of Strategy Reasons for Success Resources Needed Timeline Conclusion References Introduction A small IT startup called Innovative Solutions (INOS) was acquired by a multinational enterprise (MNE). The cultural attributes of two companies are drastically different, which requires efforts on cultural assimilation to integrate…

  • Disney Company Potential Acquisition of Pixar Inc

    Disney Company Potential Acquisition of Pixar Inc Disney is a worldwide entertainment company; the CEO of Walt Disney Company, Robert Iger, has expressed interest in acquiring Pixar Inc. At the same time, Pixar is the most famous animation studio in the world. The two companies had worked together before and attained great success. In 1991,…

  • Business Mergers and Acquisitions and Their Causes

    Business Mergers and Acquisitions and Their Causes For a business entity, operating without the support of a business partner is impossible. Therefore, opportunities for building cooperation and support are typically sought. Mergers and acquisitions are often viewed as the source of essential support and the means of expanding power, which is why they have been…

  • CEMEX and Its Acquisition-Based Growth Strategy

    CEMEX and Its Acquisition-Based Growth Strategy Table of Contents CEMEX and Its Mergers and Acquisitions Five Major Components of the CEMEX Way What Other Companies Can Learn From the CEMEX Way References CEMEX and Its Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions refer to transactions in which operating units, organizational resources, or ownership are transferred or…

  • Concepts of Mergers and Acquisitions

    Concepts of Mergers and Acquisitions Table of Contents Introduction Mergers and Acquisitions DaimlerChrysler Success and Failure: DaimlerChrysler and ExxonMobil Culture Differences Implementation Mismanagement Workers and customers Conclusion References Introduction As the world gets smaller and new issues arise daily, no dimension of life is left behind. Globalization and trade liberalization has seen many practices that…

  • Merger & Acquisition Reactions of Top Managers

    Merger & Acquisition Reactions of Top Managers To begin with, the analyzed article provides the readers with a professional explanation of executives feelings during one of the most important corporative events: merger or acquisition (M&A). In fact, I learned that M&A is so important for managers careers due to their future career perspectives depending on…

  • Amazons Acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Amazons Acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Barnes and Sperling (2021) discuss the purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Amazon. According to the authors, the deal was valued at $8.45 billion, the second-largest purchase after the Whole Foods acquisition of $13.7 billion in 2017. Previously, such well-known companies as Apple and Comcast fought to purchase a large film studio; however,…

  • Acculturation in Amazons Acquisition Into the Middle East

    Acculturation in Amazons Acquisition Into the Middle East Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction Acculturation plays a vital role when making an acquisition for a company in another country. It is the process by which an individual or group acquires cultural traits from another culture. Some social factors that affect acculturation include language,…