Acquisitions: Do They Really Work Out?

William E. Souder and Alok K. Chakrabarti
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William E. Souder: Department of Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, and Operations Research, 1048 Benedum Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
Alok K. Chakrabarti: Department of Management and Organizational Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Interfaces, 1984, vol. 14, issue 4, 41-47

Abstract: Using structured interviews with corporate presidents and surrogates, we obtained data on eight firms and their 16 acquisitions. Their postacquisition performance was analyzed with regard to the original motives behind the acquisitions. Factors which affected performance are explored and policy suggestions for successful acquisitions are presented.

Keywords: finance: corporate finance; planning: corporate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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