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Achieving the Promise: Five ways to lead mergers to results

Updated Dec 2002: Some companies have seen productivity drop more than 50 percent from a merger's announcement to the day each employee knows whether he or she still has a job in the merged company.

By Orit Gadiesh, Robin Buchanan, Mark Daniell and Charles Ormiston

First published on diciembre 05, 2002
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Updated Dec 2002: Some companies have seen productivity drop more than 50 percent from a merger's announcement to the day each employee knows whether he or she still has a job in the merged company. How can you minimize such distractions, which leave the organization vulnerable to competitive attack? The authors outline five approaches to leading mergers and their integration that can maximize results. Download PDF Bain Book Mastering the Merger Learn more about the core decision strategies that help companies win in M&A.

Updated Dec 2002: Some companies have seen productivity drop more than 50 percent from a merger's announcement to the day each employee knows whether he or she still has a job in the merged company. How can you minimize such distractions, which leave the organization vulnerable to competitive attack? The authors outline five approaches to leading mergers and their integration that can maximize results.

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