Culture at Southwest Airlines on the Eve of Merger with AirTran In looking at Southwest’s values and norms‚ it’s helpful to examine how the company’s culture is described by all stakeholders (internal – employees‚ management; external – investors‚ customers). Five key values emerge that guide the company at all levels. 1. Zealous passion for customer satisfaction Southwest’s relentless commitment goes beyond the lip service most companies uphold. From line level to the C-suite‚ everyone
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Joint Ventures‚ Strategic Alliances‚ Collaborations and Merger and Acquisitions Questions | Q1. Why is a Joint Venture (JV) preferable to more general collaboration form of the Strategic Alliance? Q2. What are the relative merits and weaknesses of JVs and SAs? Q3. Why would company seek M&A as a market entry strategy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of M&A? why might a merger fail and what might be the outcome? Q4. What are the relative merits/ disadvantages of JVs‚ SAs‚ and
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My project will be based on the case studies of two of the world’s largest successful mergers / acquisitions. I will be comparing the cultural changes they gone through and how they successfully handled‚ managed the change. Brief over view of the two companies as follows: Exxon Mobil: ExxonMobil Chemical is a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation. It is incorporated in 1882. It is a global organization and is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company that focuses
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enterprise. Naturally‚ this requires companies to grow and expand in businesses that they understand well. Thus‚ leading corporate houses have undertaken a massive restructuring exercise to create a formidable presence in their core areas of interest. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is one of the most effective methods of corporate restructuring and has‚ therefore‚ become an integral part of the long-term business strategy of corporates. The M&A activity has its impact on various diverse groups such
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What is Merger and Acquisition and what are some Effects on Employees? Abrom B. Cooper BUSN601 Global Management Perspective Professor: Brenda Harper May 9‚ 2010 Introduction This research paper is about Mergers and Acquisitions and the effects and consequences it has on employees. Mergers and acquisitions are sometimes referred to as takeovers or raid. In this paper‚ I will attempt to elucidate some of the reasons behind M&A and some of the effects it has on employees. There are
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Lecturer- Stephen Chandler Corporate Finance Merger Report Sirius XM inc. Table Of Contents 1. Coversheet 2. Table of contents 3. Introduction 4. History Of The Industry/History Of the Companies 5. History Of The Companies 6. History Of The Companies 7. Type Of Merger/Reasons for merger 8. Reasons for merger 9. Shareholder Reaction/Finance 10.Regulation Authority/ Wider Reactions 11.Success/Failure Of Merger 12.Conclusion 13.Bibliography 14.Appendices
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Discuss broadly the merger assessment techniques. How are they applied? What are the advantages‚ disadvantages‚ etc.? There are many benefits to a merger between firms. These include: exploiting economies of scale‚ diversification and of course increasing shareholder wealth. The reason for mergers are predominantly monetary. These benefits can either be competitive or anti-competitive‚ when a collusion is anti competitive a governing body should intervene. Anti competitive behaviour would reduce
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Prudential Insurance Company for $1 billion in cash and debt. The merger created the biggest healthcare company in the United States with 22.4 million customers (Freudenheim). In July of the same year‚ Aetna had just purchased NYLCare from New York Life Insurance to become the fourth largest managed-care company‚ and it was still in the process of integrating (3-99 CV 398-H). The Prudential Health Care merger was the second big merger for Aetna that year. However‚ Prudential Life Insurance‚ wanting
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Assignment 4: Merger‚ Acquisition‚ and International Strategies Rhonda Naldo BUS 499- Business Administration Capstone Professor Clayton Sinclair III May 25‚ 2015 Merger‚ Acquisition‚ and International Strategies This research paper will analyze the acquisition and merger of Pixar by Disney. It will evaluate the strategy that led to the merger and acquisition‚ and will determine whether or not this merger was a wise choice. This paper will also discuss Target Corporation since it has
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JP Morgan&Co./ Chase Manhattan Bank Merger 1.Introduction The combining of two or more companies‚ generally by offering the stockholders of one company securities in the acquiring company in exchange for the surrender of their stock.(referenca 1) Mergers are a common practice in the business world because they enable increased efficiency and market share. 2.History 2.1.JP Morgan&Co. J.P.Morgan & Co.‚ was founded in New York in 1871 as Drexel‚ Morgan & Co. by J. Pierpont Morgan
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