ERE.net ... every industry, talent is the
primary driver of both a firm’s capability and its
capacity to perform. For firms that are growing, either
holistically or through industry consolidation/expansion,
there are really only three options to ensure access to
talent. Some companies opt to build or develop talent;
unfortunately, development is often a “slow”
option that provides mediocre results in a fast-changing
world. A second option, growth through mergers and
acquisitions, allows the firm to increase its capabilities
relatively rapidly as a result of “buying” or
merging with a major competitor. It is OONNEE of the most
common and fundamentally sound business strategies
available, and OONNEE in constant use around the world.
However, M&A is expensive, and often leads to defections
of the very key talent you have liked to have retained.
Mergers and acquisitions can be hostile or tame, something
we have witnessed with Microsoft’s attempt to acquire in
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