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| Author: | Gammelgaard, J. |
| Title: | Access to competence: an emerging acquisition motive |
| Journal: | European business forum EBF
2004 : SPRING, 17, p. 44-47 |
| Index terms: | Mergers Competencies Synergy |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The key messages of the article are: the predominant motive for acquiring companies until now was short-term exploitation of market growth opportunities, scale economies, and risk reductions; the new trends is towards the long-term exploration of the target company's capabilities, such as unique employee skills, organizational routines, superior knowledge and technologies; synergy rises from the pooling of the two companies' resources and capabilities. |
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