Category: Acquisition

Introduction Integration in a given firm and/or industry refers to the process of organizing production based on organizational unification as well as technology of different production processes. The management of any given firm should employ a method of integration which offers the specific company technological efficiency. A firm is said to be technologically efficient if…

The article discussed in this summary declares acquisitions and cash stockpiling to be among the most beneficial strategy for improving total shareholder returns (TSR) of 2012. S&P 500 companies that engaged in the practices actively outperformed their more passive counterparts substantially throughout the year. However, this success cannot be used to indicate that acquisitions are…

The world of business is competitive. Companies and their leaders take numerous steps that can fit their strategies, core values, and resources. As a rule, all steps of an acquisition process are time-consuming and require much work to be done (Abraham 2013; Pignataro 2015). Last year, Amazon shocked the world of online business and its…

Table of Contents Introduction Strategy Regulatory Valuation Finance Defence Tactics Implementation Risk References Introduction One of the surprise acquisition announcements that was made and closed within a single month was the acquisition of Qik by Skype Limited (Venture Deal, 2011). The acquisition deal was announced at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on 6 January, 2011 (Indvik,…

Changing conditions of business environment normally result in various measures from corporations. While some aim at responding directly to immediate changes, most of the responses normally focus on mitigating possible crises following adverse effects of the dynamic market conditions. Mergers and acquisitions usually characterize business expansions and strategies aimed at managing overhead costs as well…

Vipshop Holdings Limited is a Chinese online retailing company specialized in selling popular brands clothes, goods, and apparel. Established in 2008 by Eric Ya Shen, it operates via the vip.com website and has the headquarters in Guangzhou, China (WSJ Markets, 2020). Vipshop is the largest online store based on providing discounts for customers, and such…

Table of Contents CEMEX and Its Mergers and Acquisitions Five Major Components of the CEMEX Way What Other Companies Can Learn From the CEMEX Way References CEMEX and Its Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions refer to transactions in which operating units, organizational resources, or ownership are transferred or consolidated with other entities. However, the…

To begin with, the analyzed article provides the readers with a professional explanation of executives feelings during one of the most important corporative events: merger or acquisition (M&A). In fact, I learned that M&A is so important for managers careers due to their future career perspectives depending on the outcome of the process. Consequently, those…

Abstract This research paper will focus on exploring how corporate mergers and acquisitions affect a companys financial well-being and the effectiveness of the employees performance. Particularly, it will examine the above-mentioned issues from the perspective of financial and HRM effects on the employees whose management was changed due to the mergers and acquisitions introduction and…

Table of Contents Abstract Overview Circumstances leading to the acquisition of Tumblr Significance of the acquisition The organizational structure Organization of Human Resource Reasons why the HR at Tumblr was not changed Conclusion References Abstract The paper has discussed the acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo. Both companies are social networking platforms. The paper has embraced…