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The New M&A Playbook
Christensen, Clayton M.; Alton, Richard; Rising, Curtis; Waldeck, AndrewArticle HBS-R1103B-EStrategyCompanies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and whether and how to integrate them. The most common reasons for making an acquisition include holding on to a premium position or cutting costs. But to realize those benefits, the acqui...Starting at €8.20
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M-TRONICS (A)
Bower, Joseph L.; Applegate, Lynda M.Case HBS-807156-EEntrepreneurshipThe new CEO of a small manufacturing firm pursues growth through the launch of Entrepreneurial Subsidiaries. While the firm grows revenues from $600 million to over $2 billion in 10 years, problems surface as the subsidiaries are integrated into the established businessStarting at €8.20
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M-TRONICS (B)
Bower, Joseph L.; Applegate, Lynda M.Case HBS-807157-EEntrepreneurshipSupplements the (A) case.Starting at €5.74
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Making Relationships Work: A Conversation with Psychologist John M. Gottman
Gottman, John M.; Coutu, DianeArticle HBS-R0712B-ELeadership and People ManagementUnless you're a hermit, you can't avoid relationships. And your professional career certainly won't go anywhere if you don't know how to build strong, positive connections. Leaders need to connect deeply with followers if they hope to engage and inspire them. Despite the importance of interpersonal dynamics in the workplace, solid research on the topic is only now beginning to emerge--and psychologist John M. Gottman, executive director of the Re...Starting at €8.20
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The New M&A Playbook (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Alton, Richard; Rising, Curtis; Waldeck, AndrewArticle HBS-R1103BStrategyCompanies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and whether and how to integrate them. The most common reasons for making an acquisition include holding on to a premium position or cutting costs. But to realize those benefits, the acqui...Starting at €8.20
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Surviving M&A
Marks, Mitchell Lee; Mirvis, Philip; Ashkenas, RonArticle HBS-R1702M-EIf your company is undergoing a merger or acquisition, you're apt to feel anxious. Roughly 30% of employees are deemed redundant when firms in the same industry merge. But you needn't dread the outcome, say the authors, who draw on their experience as academics and consultants. They've found that employees usually reap great rewards if they embrace the M&A process as a chance for introspection and growth. Your first step should be to figure out w...Starting at €8.20
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Banorte M vil: Data-Driven Mobile Growth
Israeli, Ayelet; Larangeira, Carla; Cal, MarianaCase HBS-520068-EMarketingIn mid-2019, Carlos Hank, was deliberating over the results for Banorte M vil - the mobile application for Banorte, Mexico's most profitable and second-largest financial institution. Hank, who had been appointed as Banorte s Chairman of the Board in January 2015, had overseen Banorte's transformation (and multi-million-dollar investment) from a product and client volume-focused bank into a customer-centric, technology and data-driven organizati...Starting at €8.20
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The Leaders Who Make M&A Work
Dunbar, J. KeithArticle HBS-F1409C-ESome 40% to 80% of mergers fail to meet objectives--and new research shows that human factors, especially collective leadership capability, are a key driver of M&A success.Starting at €8.20
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GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative
Tushman, Michael L.; Raisch, Sebastian; Welling, ChristianCase HBS-410052-ELeadership and People ManagementThe M-Budget Card case study is about mastering the challenges of an exploratory strategic initiative in a context marked by time pressure and frequent change. M-Budget was the first of a series of highly successful projects that established GE Money Bank as a leader in the Swiss credit card market. The business concept was to cooperate with the country's leading retailer MIGROS to develop an innovative credit card offering, the M-Budget card. Th...Starting at €8.20
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Improving the Odds of M&A Success
Herd, Tom; Steger, Terry W.; Saksena, Arun K.Article HBS-U0809B-EStrategyDespite widespread economic uncertainty, the mergers and acquisitions market is heating up. While today's economic volatility adds extra risk, the hard truth is that, even in boom times, M&A deals often fall short of expectations. There are many reasons fStarting at €8.20