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1. Introduction
2. Presentation overview
3. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity worldwide
4. Most M&A's fail to deliver (1)
5. Frequent acquirers outperform
6. Focus on smaller deals and learn
7. Most M&A's fail to deliver (2)
8. Cisco - a best practice company
9. Systems approach to successful M&A (1)
10. Key differentiators
11. Systems approach to successful M&A (2)
12. Options for culture change (1)
13. Options for culture change (2)
14. Large mergers and change culture
15. Accountability
16. Openness and dialogue
17. Learning mechanisms
18. Systems approach to successful M&A (3)
19. Integration manager
20. Transition structure
21. Get off to a fast start
22. Effective communication
23. Non-financial measures of success

Topics Covered

• M&A activity worldwide
• Most M&A's fail to deliver
• Cisco a best practice company
• Systems' approach to successful M&A's
• Differentiators
• Options for culture change
• Large mergers and change culture
• Accountability
• Openness and dialogue
• Integration manager
• Transition structure
• Effective communications
• Non-financial measures of success

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• Change Management

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• Management, Leadership & Organisation

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• Cisco: an example of best practice in mergers and acquisitions

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Publication History

• Published on February 16, 2009
• Archived on May 28, 2025