The art of joining different cultures Flashcards

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What are mergers and acquisitions?

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Are transactions in which the ownership
of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred
or consolidated with other entities

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What could provide?

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Opportunity to cut costs and increase profits and benefit from another company’s knowledge

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Which are the 3 conditions that are present when M&A take place?

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Is not business as usual, there are tight timeframes and the people making the decisions are biased in a particular direction

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What is essential to have?

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Strong governance and clear goals

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What is a problem and why it could be an advantage?

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The problem is under-estimate the cultural difficulties but this difference can even add value with new ways of working

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What is a method for understand if the deal is a success?

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Is measuring the business value compared to what would have happened if you hadn’t done the merge.

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