Essays about: "mergers, acquisitions, synergy, fail"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words mergers, acquisitions, synergy, fail.

1. 1. Mergers and Acquisitions - Motives, Success factors, Due diligence & the Integration phase : A qualitative study concucted on three listed Swedish companies

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Olle Jansson; Victor Ericsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; due diligence; integration; integration strategy; M A process;

   Abstract : Background: In year 2021 M&A deals accounted for 5.1 trillion US dollars which crushed the last record of 4.1 trillion US dollars. The strategy of creating shareholder value by acquiring, merging or through other restructuring activities is accelerating at an increasing pace. READ MORE

3. 2. Organizational culture and its implications on post-acquisition integration : A case study of a merger between two entrepreneurial firms

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Hanna Thorwid; Niklas Vinge; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Abstract Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is an important economic phenomenon, utilized by companies to expand their market share and achieve rapid growth. However, studies imply that a majority of M&As fail to deliver anticipated value, which has led to a vast amount of research investigating why. READ MORE

4. 3. Middle Managements perception of the change in competitiveness : A study of the strategic merger between Toyota and BT in Germnay

   University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Karin Sundberg; Erik Sjödahl; [2012]
   Keywords : M As; Competitiveness; Middle Management; Synergy; SWOT; Porters five forces; Synergy;

   Abstract : Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) are a popular strategy companies undertake in order to create value and synergies, and also to increase the competitiveness of the firm.  Findings from previous studies show that many M&As fail to create value, however there is also existing evidence that they do, where the execution plays a major role. READ MORE

5. 4. Proactive Information System Integration: A Concept of IS Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Santhosh Nair; Andre Mazouch; [2007]
   Keywords : mergers and acquisitions; Synergy; proactive IS integration; information system integration; Informatics; systems theory; Informatik; systemteori; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : This thesis is the result of a case study which has its starting point in the fact that mergers and acquisitions are characterized by a high level of risk and often fail to reach stated goals such as leverage of synergy, many times due to the inability of integrating the concerned organization’s information systems. Existing problem perspectives do not include what could be a factor contributing to successful information system integration and thus lead to the leverage of synergy to organizations in a mergers and acquisitions context. READ MORE

6. 5. Mergers in the Swedish Press

   University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ann-Kristin Riedel; Edith Teresa Sosa; [2003]
   Keywords : Business and economics; mergers; acquisitions; newspapers; performance; Marie Tomicic; etc.; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : Background: During the last decades, mergers and acquisitions have filled hundreds of book and newspaper pages. Despite the great number of research works in this field, there is no much agreement about the advantages of this strategy. Some writers point out that newspapers devote more space to mergers that fail. READ MORE