Publication Date
1-1-1984
Abstract
Benefits of mergers and acquisitions can be understood as the result of synergy if the concept of synergy can be defined both theoretically and practically. Synergy has value in financial, marketing, and managerial terms and seems to best be understood from discerning how subsystems within one organization benefit from integration or association with similar components from another organization.
Document Type
Article
Keywords
measurement, management, organization design, diversification, strategy, mergers, acquisitions, relatedness, screening criteria
Disciplines
Business
Part of
article
Extent
30 pages
Format
Rights
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Language
English
