methodologies, deal structures, bidding strategies, and the need for a value proposition. • Show how M&A can be used successfully as well as its pitfalls, dangers and risks. The course will utilize a combination of lectures, readings, cases and student projects. II. Text Required Text: Applied Mergers and Acquisitions, by Robert F. Bruner, University Edition (Wiley, 2004). Optional Text: Big Deal: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Digitial Age by Bruce Wasserstein
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Pictures. They made their big breakhrough in 1995, with Toy Story, and ever since then they have produced critically acclaimed movies, such as The Incredibles, Cars, Monsters Inc, Wall-E and Finding Nemo. Pixar is a very interesting company to study when it comes to innovation, and many other companies can take lesson from them on how to be creative. After reading the book you can draw the conclusion that the major key factors to Pixar's success of creating a innovative environment are the leadership
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the participants and maintaining them together as a group. They not only tie the members of the group to each other "but also to the past and the future generations" (Cohen, 1871: 180). Religious ideas, in the words of Bachofen (Leaf, 1979: 118), define fundamental relations in society, showing internal structures similar to the actual behaviour or the believers. The supernatural order is in general based on the social relationships of the group. It validates and regulates these relationships, thereby
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of the century. Over the last ten years things have changed considerably. Recent CT and MRI scan, and also postmortem studies show that various brain areas of schizophrenic patients are altered. HISTORY The two key people in the history of Schizophrenia were Emil Kraepelin and Eugene Blealer. Kraepelin organized the seriously mentally ill patients by three diagnostic groups: dementia praecox, manic depressive psychosis, and paranoia. Kraeplin’s description of dementia praecox emphasizes a
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explains human behavior. Psychoanalysis is often known as the talking cure. Typically Freud would encourage his patient to talk freely (on his famous couch) regarding their symptoms and to describe exactly what was in their mind. The Case of Anna O The case of Anna O (real name Bertha Pappenheim) marked a turning point in the career of a young Viennese neuropathologist by the name of Sigmund Freud. It even went on to influence the future direction of psychology as a whole. Anna suffered from
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Brian Ardizzoni Michael Neil English 1301, Composition 1 25 November 2012 Medical Malpractice For nearly forty years, tort reform constantly becomes an increasingly controversial issue affecting the medical community, the legal community and most of all, the victims of some very unfortunate accidents. Tort reform refers to laws passed on a state-by-state basis which place limits or caps on the type or amount of damages awarded in personal injury lawsuits. Those who advocate
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and affects others’ decisions as well as one’s own post-decision satisfaction level. Furthermore, consumer decisions are affected by the consumer’s culture, defined as the myriad groups and social systems to which individuals belong, that influence the values and beliefs they hold and the symbols they use to communicate group membership. Factors associated with both the psychological core and culture can influence outcomes such as symbolic consumer behavior and the diffusion of new consumer behavior
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this literature review is to analyze the impact of language on various leadership and management contexts in multinational organizations which operates across different cultures. This paper examines the extent of literature which have focused on the study of language and its impact on activities concerned with leadership and management in multinationals. The main focus being the impact on headquarter and subsidiary communication, knowledge sharing and management contexts, this paper details the literature
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Leadership from Two Perspectives Timothy Scott University of Maryland University College AMBA 600 9045 MBA Fundamentals (2148) October 28, 2014 Professor Susan Malone Leadership from Two Perspectives This paper summarizes two types of leadership that each claim leaders must inherit to maximize their career, as well as remain a competitive asset within their organization. Mitch McCrimmon, the author of Thought Leadership: a radical departure from traditional, positional leadership
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Dissociative Disorder including an overview of debates, disorder description, causes, and treatment. Hundreds of studies have been performed concerning this subject. There are countless theories and allegations concerning multiple personalities, even dating back to the days of the witch hunts. Initial symptoms generally begin in childhood. By adulthood, a person has usually forgotten the actual abuse or trauma that caused the psychological disorder, but are left with a myriad of manifestations of
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