mergers

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The Unlikely Role of Enterprise Software in Defining Post-Merger Culture

Management

Colin Earl, CEO, Agiloft Mergers and acquisitions are for risk-takers, particularly when you consider that 83% of them fail to boost shareholder returns.[1] Despite these odds, M&A continues to appeal to companies of all stripes as offering the most direct path to achieving long-term strategy. The enduring siren song of M&A has generated troves of studies […]

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the ceo magazine, culture,

The Secret to the Success of Transformative Mergers Lies in Integrating Culture

Management

Kathy Bloomgarden, CEO, Ruder Finn As companies seek a new strategic vision in a digital age, mergers are on the rise. Many of the mergers on the table are driven by the urgency to transform business strategy and gain scale. This is leading to the combination of companies with widely varying cultures. In this context, it’s

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Sales Compensation as a Change Management Tool Fuels Success

Management, Sales

Michelle Seger, Global Sales Strategy & Change Management Leader, SalesGlobe It can start with a whisper: We’re merging… our sales comp is down the drain. When dramatic change occurs within a company, like a merger or acquisition, a vacuum of communication from leadership will be filled with rumor. One of the most common: an acquisition depletes

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the ceo magazine, mergers and acquisitions,

When a Big Business Buys an Entrepreneurial Company: How to Make the Marriage Work

Management

Ed “Skip” McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker, Authors, The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth About Starting and Building Your Own Business Most entrepreneurial companies thrive on innovation, creativity, and speed as key ingredients for driving success. Entrepreneurs are willing to take risks to increase the probability of breakthrough achievement at the cost of possible failure. In

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