of consolidation strategies like mergers and acquisitions in order to face challenges posed by the new pattern of globalisation. The intensity of such operations is increasing with the de-regulation of various government policies as a facilitator of the neo-liberal economic regime. The intensity of cross-border operations recorded an unprecedented surge since the mid-1990s and the same trend continues. Earlier‚ foreign firms were satisfying their market expansion strategy through the setting
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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 favored
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Gillette’s Energy Drain (A): The Acquisition of Duracell MACK Consulting Michelle Neill‚ Ali Nassem‚ Cindy Arsenault‚ Krystal Mayne‚ Charlene Ford‚ Laura Robertson March 20‚ 2008 Bus 491 - Gary Evans PROBLEM STATEMENTS – STRATEGIC ISSUES The Duracell Division of Gillette has lost market share and failed to move forward in the last four years‚ which may be the result of a lack of strategic vision and/or mandate from Gillette’s Board of Directors. It is our opinion that perhaps too much
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` Title: Go-Green with Cloud Computing: Benefits to HR Name: Mala Srinivas & Animesh Giri (Assistant Professor‚ Dept of Information Science technology‚ PEs Institute of Technology-BSc) Affiliation: III Semester‚ MBA – HR‚ PES Institute of Technology – BSc Email: Mala.s44@gmail.com animeshgiri@pes.edu Title: Go-Green with Cloud Computing: Benefits to HR Name: Mala Srinivas Affiliation: III Semester‚ MBA – HR‚ PES Institute of Technology – South Campus‚ Bangalore Email:
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Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models (Including Basic‚ Issue-Based‚ Alignment‚ Scenario and Organic) Written by Carter McNamara‚ MBA‚ PhD‚ Authenticity Consulting‚ LLC. Copyright 1997-2006. Adapted from the Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation. There is no one perfect strategic planning model for each organization. Each organization ends up developing its own nature and model of strategic planning‚ often by selecting a model and modifying it as they
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Submitted By: Date: 24th Feb’2014 Topic: Case study of 10 companies who used turnaround strategy to improve Definition Of Turnaround Strategy The overall goal of turnaround strategy is to return an underperforming or distressed company to normal in terms of acceptable levels of profitability‚ solvency‚ liquidity and cash flow. Turnaround strategy is described in terms of how the turnaround strategy components of managing‚ stabilising‚ funding and fixing an underperforming or distressed
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the capital Banco de Oro had. Analysts were worried about the repercussions this could have on the industry. However‚ the deal had been able to generate a lot of media hype‚ especially in newspaper editorials. The merger with or acquisition of Equitable PCI is one of the acquisitions that Banco de Oro has been
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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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The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition Introduction There are many factors that affect second language acquisition (SLA). For example‚ SLA is affected by the role of the mother tongue‚ the role of gender differences‚ the role of personal differences and the role of age differences. The role of age differences is one of the most important factors that affect SLA. It is often claimed that children learn faster than adults. The younger the learner of a foreign language‚ the more
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Testing Oral Proficiency: Difficulties and Methods Introduction: Although testing language has traditionally taken the form of testing knowledge about language‚ the idea of testing communicative competence is becoming recognized as being of great importance in second language learning. In testing communicative competence‚ speaking and listening tasks are commonly used. Those require tasks such as the completion of an information gap and role play (Kitao & Kitao‚ 1996). As language
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