02688oam 2200613I 450 991046218980332120200520144314.01-283-70946-50-203-09570-71-136-21539-510.4324/9780203095706 (CKB)2670000000269401(EBL)1047040(OCoLC)817889744(SSID)ssj0000756349(PQKBManifestationID)12265426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756349(PQKBWorkID)10750846(PQKB)10891675(MiAaPQ)EBC1047040(Au-PeEL)EBL1047040(CaPaEBR)ebr10619048(CaONFJC)MIL402196(OCoLC)815823728(EXLCZ)99267000000026940120180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMergers, acquisitions, and global empires tolerance, diversity, and the success of M&A /Ko UnokiAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-70524-X 0-415-52874-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 canConsolidation and merger of corporationsInternational business enterprisesElectronic books.Consolidation and merger of corporations.International business enterprises.338.8/3Unoki Ko.903261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462189803321Mergers, acquisitions, and global empires2030766UNINA