Choose ONE of the following discussion question options to respond to:
Six Deadly Sins of M&A
- Review Jack Welch’s article "The Six Deadly Sins of Mergers and Acquisitions"
- Locate and post a link to an article published in the last 5 years in The Wall Street Journal, or another reputable source, about a merger or acquisition that did not go as planned.
- Which of these "sins" were committed, what issues arose as a result, and what behaviors could the organization have employed to prevent these errors?
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Strategic Alliances
- Under what circumstances should an organization seek a strategic alliance?
- Provide a specific example of a company where a strategic alliance was preferential to a merger or acquisition and summarize some of the unique challenges faced by the alliance leadership team.
- What worked well and what did not?
- How could the strategic alliance have been managed differently to be more beneficial to the organization(s)?
- Support your response with references to this week’s readings.
https://jackwelch.strayer.edu/winning/mergers-and-acquistions-six-deadly-sins/
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-organization-blog/how-to-win-at-ma
Gelfand et al., One Reason Mergers Fail: The Two Cultures Aren’t Compatible
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