Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)systems Are Large Information Systems for Integrating

question 11

True/False

Enterprise resource planning (ERP)systems are large information systems for integrating the activities of all a company's business units.

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Definitions:

Corporate Combinations

Mergers or acquisitions between companies to consolidate assets, operations, or management.

Merger

A contractual and statutory process in which one corporation (the surviving corporation) acquires all of the assets and liabilities of another corporation.

Appraisal Rights

The rights of shareholders to demand the payment of a fair valuation of their shares in the event of certain corporate actions, like mergers or consolidations, that they find unsatisfactory.

Short-Form Mergers

A streamlined merger process available when a parent company merges with a subsidiary of which it owns a significant majority.