Acquisition: Strategy and Implementation (Macmillan business) - Hardcover

Hubbard, Nancy A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333736877 ISBN 13: 9780333736876

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1999

Synopsis

Over half of acquisitions fail and acquirers keep making the same fatal mistakes time and time again: poor planning, a lack of communication and mishandled implementation. This book explores the process of acquiring through an in depth look at its various stagesenables the reader to understand the process in order to avoid its pitfalls. Throughout the book practical tools and information analysis is used to demonstrate acquisition best practice. In addition five case studies are used to illustrate the process of acquiring and examine how different companies approached their respective acquisitions and their varying degrees of success. Including focused consideration of the key success determinants such as the psychology of acquisition, pre acquisition planning, communication and acquisition development, this book is a useful guide for all those considering the acquisition process.

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Review

Reviews from the first edition:

'Acquisition: Strategy and Implementation is an excellent book...read it now rather than waiting to hear that your employer is acquiring another company or is being acquired.' - Ambassador

'I found myself nodding in agreement and mouthing the occasional 'Aha!' as I read, and I think other HR professionals will do the same...I found a wealth of good advice, tools and checklists here...readable, clearly laid out and packed full of good practical advice. It is essential reading for anyone who is involved in, or contemplating a merger or acquisition and I, for one, will be keeping it close to hand.' - Martin Hayton, HR Director, Cable & Wireless Communications, in People Management

'Very readable...an indispensable handbook on a subject affecting more businesses and stakeholders every year.' - The Director

'A well-researched and clearly-written guide to successful acquiring.' - Roger Carr, Chief Executive, Williams PLC

'Everything you want to know about acquisition explained with clarity and with perception for both the practising manager and the aspiring academic.' - Professor John McGee, University of Warwick

'Nancy Hubbard's excellent study provides [an] interesting assessment of the way people behave during an acquisition and gives clear practical guidance about the issues to be faced.' - Sir David Rowland, Deputy Chairman, Natwest Group

'Nancy Hubbard's very detailed research of good and bad acquisitions, matched with consulting experience, shows what can go wrong and how to get it right.' - Professor John Purcell, Bath University

From the Publisher

Some Reviews of Acquisition
'Everything you want to know about acquisitions explained with clarity and with perception for both the practising manager and aspiring academic.' - John McGee, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Warwick

'A well researched and clearly written guide to successful acquiring. A worthwhile read for those who want to avoid new acquisitions failing to meet pre-acquisition expectations.' - Roger Carr, Chief Executive, Williams plc

'Nancy Hubbard's excellent study provides interesting assessment of the way people behave during an acquisition and gives clear practical guidance about the issues to be faced.' - Sir David Rowland, Deputy Chairman, Natwest Group

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333736877
• ISBN 13: 9780333736876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288