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UNINA9910462189803321 |
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Autore |
Unoki Ko. |
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Titolo |
Mergers, acquisitions, and global empires : tolerance, diversity, and the success of M&A / / Ko Unoki |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-70946-5 |
0-203-09570-7 |
1-136-21539-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Consolidation and merger of corporations |
International business enterprises |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- An overview of empires -- A seafaring empire -- The mongols and the practice of tolerance -- Matsushita's movie entertainment empire -- Sony's movie entertainment empire -- Conclusion: the impact of tolerance on empires and M&A. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Companies that have acquired other enterprises through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have in essence become entities that are akin to the global ""empires"" of history. In this book, the author weaves a unique narrative that looks at both empires of business created from M&A and global empires from world history in an attempt to answer the question: why do certain empires endure for long periods while others collapse in a short space of time. Empires formed from M&A or conquest have a hierarchical relationship of control and domination by a single authority or centre that can |
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