Overview

Five Frogs on a Log offers readers an entertaining and no-nonsense field guide to the mergers and acquisitions jungle, packed with insight and instruction for executing corporate change and capturing shareholder value. Whether you're buying another company or acquiring a new vision of the future, this book proffers an unconventional perpsective and a practical, readily accessible set of solutions to the single greatest challenge facing today's managers: execting rapid transitions in mergers, acquisitions and gut wrenching change.

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Author:   Mark L. Feldman (Coopers and Lybrand) ,  Michael F. Spratt
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780471485568

ISBN 10:   047148556
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   26 January 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Salado River Opportunity Lost: The Dealmakers' Nightmare The Ugly Truth: Deciding is Easy, Executing is Hard More Ugly Truth: Why Performance Deteriorates The Law of the Band Aid: The Need for Accelerated Transition 260 Priorities: Economic Value Creation Windshield Watching in Seattle: Early Communication and Stability No Secrets, No Surprises, No Hype, No Empty Promises: Connectingwith Your Stakeholders Five Frogs on a Log: Launching Transition Teams Acute Structural Anxiety: Organizational Structure and RoleClarity The Two-and-a-Half-Ton-Truck: Policies and Practices The Ultimate Scapegoat: Unconventional Advice About Culture The Blind Man's Dog: Value Creation Incentives The North Bank

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a light but very informative read (Internet Works, September 2003)

...a light but very informative read... (Internet Works, September 2003)

"""…a light but very informative read…"" (Internet Works, September 2003)"

Author Information

MARK L. FELDMAN, Ph.D., is a partner and managing director ofPricewaterhouseCoopers' global mergers and acquisitions consultingbusiness - The Accelerated Transition. He provides strategicadvisory services in accelrating the capture of sustained economicvalue from mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He has twentyyears of international consulting experience with many of thoseyears spent in the Asia-Pacific region. He has published manyarticles and is a frequently quoted speaker who has addressedaudiences throughout the world. MICHAEL F. SPRATT, Ph.D., is also a partner and managing directorin PricewaterhouseCoopers' global mergers and acquisitionsconsulting business. He provides strategic advisory services,specializing in companies undergoing dramatic change. He haseighteen years of international consulting experience and nineyears of expereince in production management and business planningin the semiconductor and instrumentation industry. He has publishednumerous articles on transition management, value driver analysis,and value creation incentive plans. He has addressed audiencesthroughout the United States and is a popular speaker on cahnge andtransition.

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