958 The Impact of Mergers & Acquisitions on IT Governance Structures: A Case Study Pauline O. Chin Florida Atlantic University‚ USA George A. Brown Technologies Consultant‚ Jamaica Qing Hu Florida Atlantic University‚ USA Chapter 2.32 ABSTRACT Developing information technology (IT) governance structures within an organization has always been challenging. This is particularly the case in organizations that have achieved growth through mergers and acquisitions. When the acquired organizations
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Perspective on Mergers and Acquisitions and the Economy Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu © Michael C. Jensen‚ 1987 “The Merger Boom”‚ Proceedings of a Conference sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston‚ Oct. 1987‚ pp.102-143 This document is available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Electronic Library at: http://papers.ssrn.com/ABSTRACT=350422 The Free Cash Flow Theory of Takeovers: A Financial Perspective on Mergers and Acquisitions and the Economy
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Mergers & Acquisitions : Indian Banking Scenario Source - Banking Events Update (December 2004 issue) The Indian financial system would be open to intense international competition with complete implementation of the provisions of WTO agreement on services (GATS) during the year 2005-06 when banks will be required to compete across the globe with multinational banks having greater financial strengths. The banks will also be required to strengthen their capital position to meet stringent prudential
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before – MERGER & ACQUISITION of IBM and Pricewaterhouse Consulting 1. WHY – UNDERLYING REASONS FOR THE PROJECT Over the past five years‚ IBM has quietly transformed itself into a "software‚ solution and services" company. With the transformation from a hardware vendor to a solution provider‚ it has entered the area of consulting services. IBM bought PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (PwCC) in October 2002 and became the world’s largest technology services company‚ with annual revenue of $40
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Manager’s Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions by David Zatz‚ Ph.D.‚ Toolpack Consulting Senior Consultant Opportunities for HR Mergers and acquisitions are often planned and executed based on perceived cost savings or market synergies; rarely are the “people” and cultural issues considered. Yet‚ it is the people who decide whether an acquisition or merger works. The opportunity for HR lies in the fact that customer and employee reactions determine whether the newly combined company will sink or swim
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What are the advantages and disadvantages for a company going public? An initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of stock by a company. Small companies looking to further the growth of their company often use an IPO as a way to generate the capital needed to expand. Although further expansion is a benefit to the company‚ there are both advantages and disadvantages that arise when a company goes public. There are many advantages for a company going public. As said earlier‚ the financial
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EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON BUSINESS GROWTH: CASE STUDY OF SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE - SOCIAL SECURITY BANK LTD (SG-SSB) CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Chief Executive Officers and the Board of Directors of most businesses often think about the growth of their businesses. The reason is that when businesses grow‚ they yield the best returns other things being equal. Mergers and acquisitions is one of the
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COMPANY MERGERS When separate companies or different entities merge‚ how the seniority lists of the two are Combined‚ this becomes a critical question. These mergers will frequently require the consolidation of seniority lists and‚ where the parties cannot agree on how it Is to be done‚ arbitrators will be called in‚ as they have been in the past. If the decisions and awards in these cases are to be intelligent‚ fair‚ and practical‚ the possible criteria which are available for use in the merging
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Glenn Tenney Net present Value‚ Mergers and acquisitions When brainstorming on the possible ideas of mergers or acquisitions it was easy at first to automatically think similar corporations within the same market either small or big or even in direct competition. Upon researching and reviewing the required readings I realized there are numerous types of mergers and acquisitions that could and should be considered in the terms of better business for my company (Target)‚ for the market‚ and for
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- Diversified companies: A company that has multiple‚ unrelated businesses. Unrelated businesses are those which require unique management expertise‚ have different end customers and produce different products or provide different services. - Some of the most well-known diversified companies include Hitachi‚ Toshiba and Lotte Group – which consists of over 60 business units‚ engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing‚ hotels‚ fast food‚ retail‚ financial services‚ heavy chemicals
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