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Graduate Record 2008-2009 
    
Graduate Record 2008-2009 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

GBUS 815 - Post-Merger Integration


Building on the First Year Strategic Thinking in Action course, which covers mostly business-level strategy, this course addresses two issues in strategy: the role of acquisitions and diversification in corporate strategy and the achievement of merger objectives (usually, synergies) after the deal is done. Students will tackle the challenges and problems most businesses encounter in integrating acquisitions with the understanding that according to research 65% to 85% of most mergers fail. Students also will learn how to distinguish between different types of mergers and to discern the appropriate tools required for integrating two or more separate organizations. By the end of the course, students should be able to contribute to any post-merger-integration-strategy consulting engagement, corporate development activities, and M&A practices. Instruction for the course consists of cases, exercises, and a variety of readings from business and history.

Credits: 1.5