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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are key growth strategies for many organizations: entering new markets, acquiring new technologies, or leveraging scale and size. Culture is acutely critical during notable changes, such as M&As, which offer an opportunity for a renewed start on culture.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

1988 brought a major change when D&B acquired IMS Health for nearly $1.7B. In 2004 , IMS Health engaged in building consulting capabilities in both health economics and outcomes research. Consumer – as – payer strategies. Market access strategies, market prioritization. Tender strategies and management.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Several companies we studied show the value of programmatic M&A strategies. In 2004 PCC was in a poor position. Our research proves that M&A is an important lever in corporate strategy, as long as it’s pulled strongly enough and in the right way. Insight Center.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

They came up with incredible solutions in change management and supporting tools for the human resources side of marketing and sales. Because this is a firm that built its reputation in pharma, exit opportunities can be limited because employees may be seen as specialists compared to pure strategy firms. sales force teams.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business

The Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 (and amendments in 1988 and 2004) called for government agencies such as NASA to support the development and growth of commercial space. Adapting to change. The technology strategy focused on agency-driven investments and strict control over the internally developed technologies.

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Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes

Harvard Business

In 2012 Nemours implemented a pilot program to improve asthma outcomes — asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood — for a population of children in Delaware, where we had an established network of primary care clinics and where, in 2004, we established Nemours Health and Prevention Services, a freestanding population health (..)