What are the top ranked factors contributing to acquisition success according to well-known surveys and reports?
What will be an ideal response?
Retention of key talent (identified by 76 per cent of responding firms); Effective communication (71 per cent); Executive retention (67 per cent) and cultural integration (51 per cent) (Kay and Shelton, 2000). According to a subsequent consulting report, published nearly a decade later, the problems remained the same. Differences in organisational culture (50 per cent) and people integration (35 per cent) were top of the list of M&A challenges, in fact, four of the six top issues were people related (Mars et al., 2008).
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A. positive reinforcement. B. negative reinforcement. C. extinction. D. intrinsic motivation. E. punishment.
All other factors equal, which of the following would affect a project's internal rate of return, net present value, and payback period?
a. an increase in the discount rate b. a decrease in the life of the project c. an increase in the initial cost of the project d. all of the above
Maia wrote a check which said, "Pay to the order of Kevin Mathews $10.97.". The next line of the check stated, "One thousand ninety-seven Dollars.". In applying the rules of interpretation, how much should the drawee pay?
a. Nothing; when the instrument is ambiguous it is declared non-negotiable. b. Ten dollars and 97 cents. Numbers control over words. c. One thousand, ninety-seven dollars or $1,097.00 . Words control over numbers. d. Parol evidence would be needed to determine the purpose of the check.
Which of the following statements regarding incentive systems is FALSE?
A) Bonuses are often used at the executive levels. B) About half of all American manufacturing firms use productivity incentives. C) Profit-sharing systems provide some part of the profit for distribution to employees. D) The Scanlon plan is based on individual productivity. E) Increasing use of cross-training has led to increasing use of knowledge-based pay systems.