Successful Foreign Acquisitions The Pivotal Role of the Management Accountant |
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| Author:
| Appleyard, Tony
Pallett, Simon |
| Series title: | CIMA Research Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-08-048976-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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| Imprint: | CIMA Publishing |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $49.95USD $59.94 |
Book Description:
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Successful Foreign Acquisitions investigates two cross-border acquisitions with the aim of looking at the role of management accounting in the process and drawing useful lessons about the acquistion and integration process for practioners. The authors: *identify the acquisition strategy and examine its added value *evaluate the strategy in both cultural and economic terms *consider the required management control systems needed to implement the...
More Description Successful Foreign Acquisitions investigates two cross-border acquisitions with the aim of looking at the role of management accounting in the process and drawing useful lessons about the acquistion and integration process for practioners.
The authors:
*identify the acquisition strategy and examine its added value
*evaluate the strategy in both cultural and economic terms
*consider the required management control systems needed to implement the strategy and compare this with the actual control systems used
* review what performance measures would be needed to encourage managers to deliver and compare these with the actual measures introduced
* consider how environmental and cultural differences impact on this process