"Big is better?" Do you believe this to be the case for organisations
in the 21st century? For many organisations the basis of competition
has shifted to groups of companies competing against other groups. In
the 90s the corporate world was dominated by takeovers, the trend is
now shifting to acquisitions and alliances. However, firms find that
the financial benefits and market dominance expected from such
invetsment often falls short of their expectations. The frequency os
subsequent divestment strategies by firms in such a position has
increased. The success of these divestment strategies, which are often
linked to bad acquisitions, may become the determinant of future
survival of those firms that pursue thse types of policies.

using specified examples, discuss the current trends together with the
organizational and management issues associated with these strategies.
Give a detailed merger between AOL-TIME WARNER, each company's
background and the current situation the merged company is in.

report size - 3500 to 4000 words.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 16 Jul 2003 09:23 PDT

Hello -

I would be happy to pool together relevant resources and help start
you off in writing the report.  Please let me know if this is an
option.

Thanks,

jbf777-ga
GA Researcher

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Clarification of Question by vin2003-ga on 17 Jul 2003 07:06 PDT

pls do so, ur at liberty - but pls provide proper referencing. thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by jbf777-ga on 17 Jul 2003 10:31 PDT

My apologies, but I personally won't be able to complete this answer
for you.  Sorry about that.

jbf777-ga
GA Researcher