Contents Introduction "Workforce planning is about having the right talent with the right skills‚ at the right time and cost‚ to support the organization’s strategy. Workforce planning is a strategic response to changes in workforce demographics‚ business models and economic conditions – and in today’s environment‚ it’s more important than ever.” - Watson Wyatt Telecom’s industry is evolving at breakneck speed and the demands of the customer are forcing
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Executive Summary In early 2002‚ Chris Wornald‚ as the director of strategic alliances for RIM‚ believed the tremendous synergy value offered from the acquisition of Slangsoft and its importance for RIM’s future Asian market. However‚ after his successful presentation on the deal to senior executives‚ one piece of archived news on Jerusalem Post got the attention from RIM’s director of legal affairs. The widespread panic and paranoia among Slangsoft employees‚ unrealized revenue from HP and multiple
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Company mergers and the effect on employees and consumers. Context: · Employees · Management · Consumers Direction: · On-line research (On-line Magazines‚ News Groups) · Human Resources Why the topic is important: · Mergers have affected our group‚ and it is a growing trend in the American businesses today. Relevant Terms: Merger A merger is achieved when a company purchases the property of another firm‚ thus absorbing them into one corporate structure that retains its original identity
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The Wealth Effect of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Chinese Financial Sector Abstract This paper investigates the short-term wealth effects on foreign acquirers and Chinese targets involved in 37 cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Chinese financial sector during the period 1990-2005. The intra-industry effects of significant cross-border M&As are then analyzed by examining the wealth effects on the rivals of Chinese target firms. The empirical results show that
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Reasons for acquisitions Companies follow acquisition strategies for a variety of reasons‚ including: 1) Increased Market Power A primary reason for acquisitions is that they enable companies to gain greater market power. While a number of companies may feel that they have an internal core competence‚ they may be unable to exploit their resources and capabilities because of a lack of size. A company may be able to gain the size necessary to exploit its core competence by becoming larger
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS | We have been learning about the companies that come together to form another company and companies taking over other existing companies to extend and expand their business. With the recession taking over toll of the international markets and many Indian businesses and the feeling of insecurity surging over our businessmen‚ it is not surprising when we get to hear about immense numbers of corporate restructurings
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[pic] INTRODUCTION The phrase mergers and acquisitions (abbreviated M&A) refers to the aspect of corporate strategy‚ corporate finance and management dealing with the buying‚ selling and combining of different companies that can aid‚ finance‚ or help a growing company in a given industry grow rapidly without having to create another business entity. In the Indian context‚ both the term “mergers” & “amalgamation” are used interchangeably. For instance‚ according to section
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Northwest which is a larger airline carrier. Delta Air Lines’ quarterly earnings announcement contained a glimmer of hope for the airlines sector‚ as the carrier revealed a significant bump to its forecasted synergies expected to come out of its planned merger with Northwest Airlines. Delta anticipates as much as $500 million in synergies next year‚ increasing to the full-run rate of approximately $2 billion in annual synergies by 2012. Conversely‚ the expected integration costs have also been lowered to
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GLOBAL MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A) describes a business transaction that joins organisations together or splits them apart‚ triggering major changes for employees of participating companies. Such transactions include mergers‚ acquisitions‚ spin-offs‚ divestitures or partial disposals‚ joint ventures‚ private equity deals‚ management buy-outs and buy-ins‚ and IPOs. Merger also consults on the people implications of transactions for distressed and bankrupt
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