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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459656103321

Autore

Marks Mitchell Lee

Titolo

Joining forces [[electronic resource] ] : making one plus one equal three in mergers, acquisitions, and alliances / / Mitchell Lee Marks, Philip H. Mirvis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2010

ISBN

0-470-65126-1

1-282-72877-6

9786612728778

0-470-65125-3

Edizione

[2nd ed., rev. and updated.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MirvisPhilip H. <1951->

Disciplina

658.1/62

Soggetti

Consolidation and merger of corporations

Consolidation and merger of corporations - United States

Strategic alliances (Business)

Strategic alliances (Business) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

JOINING FORCES: Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances; Contents; Preface; What This Book Is About; What's New in This Edition?; The Authors; Part One: Creating Value in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances; Chapter One: The Elusive Equation; Chapter Two: What Goes Wrong and How to Make It Right; Part Two: The Precombination Phase; Chapter Three: Strategic and Operational Preparation; Chapter Four: Psychological Preparation; Part Three: The Combination Phase; Chapter Five: Leading the Combination

Chapter Six: Putting Companies Together: The Transition Structure Chapter Seven: Managing People Through the Transition; Chapter Eight: Easing the Clash of Cultures; Part Four: The Postcombination Phase; Chapter Nine: Building the New Organization and Culture; Chapter Ten: Joining People and Teams Together; Chapter Eleven: Damage Control and Recovery; Part Five: Building M&A Competence; Chapter Twelve: Tracking and Learning from the Combination; Chapter Thirteen: Joining



Forces - Building M&A Competency; Endnotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

If 75 percent of all mergers fail, what makes the other 25 percent succeed?  Mergers, acquisitions, and alliances are more vital today than ever before in driving business success. This indispensable guide offers proven strategies and sound solutions to the multitude of integration issues that inevitably arise, and shows how to create a combined business that meets its strategic and financial objectives, competes better, and offers personal and organizational enhancements. Dubbed ""merger mavens"" by Fortune magazine, the authors report lessons learned from their experience in over 100