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September 2, 2007
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The Observer
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Listen. It's GE's secret for a successful marriage
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Listen. It's GE's secret for a successful marriage
Simon Caulkin
Sunday September 2, 2007
The Observer
Last year, companies engaged in £1.9 trillion worth of mergers and acquisitions. Most of them - perhaps two-thirds - will destroy or fail to create value, provoking an exodus of customers and employees and ruining the very things that prompted the companies to buy. Like much in management, just because mergers are obvious and common doesn't mean they're easy. On the contrary, they are fraught with difficulty - which is why success is rare.
Click to read the entire online version of the article at observer.co.uk.
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