Gerald Adolph
If people come to you with vague words like attractive market and synergy, best practices and all of these kinds of things that you cannot reduce to leverage and enhancement, chances are you’re being dragged into a bit of an acquisition trap that might not play out the way you want.
Content: Quotation | Author: Gerald Adolph | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions
3 Secrets to Driving Sustainable, Long-Term Growth
Many of today’s business leaders, when planning for growth, admit to lacking a clear view of how to achieve their aspirations, and they say they are distracted by a wealth of potential opportunities.
Content: Article | Authors: Gerald Adolph, Paul Leinwand | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Management, Strategy
The Capabilities Premium in M&A
A new study of inorganic growth shows that deals made to enhance or leverage the things that companies do well consistently outperform others.
Content: Article | Authors: Cesare R. Mainardi, Gerald Adolph, J. Neely | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions
How’s your integration going?
The merger is done and it should be time to sit back and relax a bit. Now management is busy putting the new company together and everything is on track. Trouble is, management, your board, and Wall Street may not take your word for it. Booz Allen Hamilton’s Gerald Adolph writes in Corporate Dealmaker magazine that determining how to measure merger success should be part … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Gerald Adolph | Source: TheDeal.com | Subject: Public Relations
Nine Steps to Prevent Merger Failure
There are nine “deadly sins” that can mess up any merger. Most mergers fail at the execution stage-and execution can be fixed.
Content: Article | Authors: Gerald Adolph, J. Neely, Karla Elrod | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge