What Is Perhaps the Most Important Reason Why Acquisitions Made

question 25

Multiple Choice

What is perhaps the most important reason why acquisitions made by a company fail?

• A) The expense of the acquisition
• B) The timing of the acquisition
• C) Management's unwillingness to expend the necessary effort to make the acquisition work effectively
• D) Incompetence on the part of workers in the acquired firm
• E) Difficulties in coordinating manufacturing activities

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