Why Do Mergers and Acquisitions Sometimes Fail to Produce Anticipated

question 65

Multiple Choice

Why do mergers and acquisitions sometimes fail to produce anticipated results?

• A)Cost savings exceed management's wildest expectations.
• B)The morale of key employees involved in the corporate combination reaches new highs because they embrace the changes.
• C)Gains in competitive capabilities materialize rapidly,resulting in instant synergies.
• D)Efforts to mesh corporate cultures meet with unconditional acceptance from organization members.
• E)Differences in management styles and operating procedures can prove hard to resolve.

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Disjunctive Proposition

A logical assertion that at least one of its component propositions is true.

Affirmative

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Disjunctive Premise

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