CURRENT ISSUES SERIES Mergers & Acquisitions: Organizational Culture & HR Issues Deborah A. Pikula IRC Press Industrial Relations Centre Queen’s University Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Tel: (613) 533-6709 Fax: (613) 533-6812 E-mail: ircpress@post.queensu.ca Visit our Website at: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/irl/qsirc/ Queen’s University ISBN: 0-88886-516-3 © 1999, Industrial Relations Centre Printed and bound in Canada Industrial Relations Centre Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario Canada
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to buy Conrail? Why can CSX justify paying a premium to acquire Conrail? The Stagger’s Rail Act of 1980 has created a deregulated environment in which acquisitions are used to improve the competitive positioning of existing companies within the railroad industry. CSX is interested in Conrail for a couple of reasons. Primarily, CSX-Conrail merger would result in more than $8.5 billion in revenues and nearly 70% of the Eastern market. The combined entity would be able to control the railroads between
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Managing the strategic Dynamics of Acquisition Integration: Lessons from HP and Compaq Suggala Indraneel 012513187 Aim of the paper: This article discusses about the Hewlett Packard company and Compaq merger and analyzing the final result of the acquisition of the companies. The aim of the paper is to examine the operational integration process, process of formulating the integration
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Human Resources role in Merger and Acquisitions Whether your small business is the purchaser or the target company in a merger or acquisition, your human resources department as well as the human resources workers in the other company play a vital role in the process. Human resources help manage any problems or challenges related to people in the organizations as the merger or acquisition process unfolds. Company Culture Human resources help determine if the cultures of the two companies
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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MNEs, JVs, and M&As Osho Aquila Adeolu Student number: 2302887 Mergers and Acquisitions, Case Study: JP Morgan Chase &Co Oulu Business School 2013 1 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 2 2 HISTORY AND THE M&A PROCESS .........................................................................................
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Introduction The absorption of one company by the other has grown to a big emerging trend in many developing economies. Absorptions also have been the drivers of growth through the search for new markets which has increased competition within the local markets. There are various issues that may arise from Big energy in the absorption of XYZ Energy which shall be discussed in detail. There are various strategies that Big Energy could use to deal with the issues which will be discussed further below
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FAIRNESS OPINIONS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Anil K. Makhija* The Ohio State University Rajesh P. Narayanan Ohio University April 11, 2007 ____________________________________________________________ __________________ Abstract Fairness opinions provided by investment banks advising on mergers and acquisitions have been criticized for being conflicted in aiding bankers further their goal of completing the deal as opposed to aiding boards (and shareholders) by providing an honest appraisal
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social responsibilities of a company have an important role in its ability to maintain a social license to operate, ensure a consistent pool of resources that are required for the business to perform its functions, and to generate profits. The Acquisition of Kia Motors by Hyundai Motors Fikre Y. Wondimu CalUniversity Author Note Fikre Y. Wondimu is a student at California Intercontinental University. Special thanks to Dr. Troy Roland and Dr. Fathiah Inserto for providing suggestions to improve
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processes? Through this crisis, it is evident that further growth can only come through the development of partnerships with complementary organizations and more efficient means of horizontal coordination. These efficiencies can be reached through mergers, outsourcing, virtual networks, more efficient supply chains, etc. Internal & External Forces Driving the Need for Organizational Change Today's organizations and their managers are
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about companies’ combination deals. Especially, in the telecommunication sector, mergers are the trend of the moment. M&A deals grab headlines, but what does this all mean to investors? This individual research tries to figure out the effects of mergers and acquisitions and what happens to the stock price when a company is bought out. Definition The terms of merger and acquisition mean slightly different things. Merger When two firms, often of about the same size, agree to go forward as a single
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