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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marks, Mitchell Lee.

Contributor:

Mirvis, Philip H., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consolidation and merger of corporations.

Consolidation and merger of corporations--United States.

Strategic alliances (Business).

Strategic alliances (Business)--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed., rev. and updated.

Other Title:

Making one plus one equal three in mergers, acquisitions, and alliances

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612728778

9780470651261

0470651261

9781282728776

1282728776

9780470651254

0470651253

OCLC:

659500796