Mastering the Chaos of Mergers and Acquisitions

TRAMA

Today, market globalization requires business to use mergers, joint ventures, and research consortia if they want to stay competitive and increase returns. Venturing into such partnerships is a complex and chaotic experience. Mastering the Chaos of Mergers and Acquisitions will show you how to accomplish successful business alliances of all kinds. This book offers templates and coaching tips to guide you through preparation, action planning, and implementation. Case illustrations also provide insights from individuals involved with some of the world's highest-profile corporations. Other topics of crucial information cover: <P>WAR ROOM STRATEGIES<P>NEGOTIATION PROCESSES<P>MANAGEMENT PLANS<P>VALUE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES<P>DEAL-MAKING PROCEDURES<P>CHANGE DIAGRAMS<P>Here's a fascinating book that presents a remarkable battle plan for the conquest of chaos in business. Mastering the Chaos of Mergers and Acquisitions shows you how to create and maintain successful partnerships -- in spite of the complexity and the chaos that often surround such ventures.

NOTE EDITORE

This book reveals the complexity of mergers and acquisitions, and explains how to master it. From doing the deal to making it work, this comprehensive book discusses every aspect of successfully growing your business through mergers and acquisitions.Based on models of complexity, it book shows that complexity in business, as in nature, eventually falls into patterns. By recognizing and taking advantage of these patterns, business leaders can turn weaknesses into strengths, chaos into order, and separate, living organizations into a powerful alliance.This book provides a conceptual framework plus proven templates and real-life examples to guide readers through the twists and turns of forming and sustaining a business partnership. The authors' own experiences with companies such as Shell, Monsanto, and Lucent are the foundation for this thorough handbook.J. Garrett Ralls, Jr. is an international consultant specializing in managing complexity for effective partnering. He is a principal in an investment advisory firm guiding domestic and foreign joint ventures. His clients include many multinationals and governments.Kimberly A. Webb is a consulting associate for Ralls Associates. Her experience includes assignments with the US government, and other assignments in the US, Canada, and Europe. She recently participated in the war game for the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection and lectured at the US National Defense Center in Hawaii and the Monsanto Europe Technical Center.

SOMMARIO

Preface. Introduction. Section I: Preparation. Front-end loading for success. The refining of the business intent. Section II: Negotiation. Contours in negotiation. Grounding negotiation in reality. The negotiation process for strategic relations. Managing disputes. Closing the deal. Section III: Making It Happen. Implementation. The grand strategies for change. index to insets, templates, diagrams, tables, war stories, and case illustrations. Bibliography. Index.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780877193654
• Collana: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 1.10 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 1, black & white illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 252