IN CONTEXT
Mergers and takeovers
1890–1905 The first “takeover wave” occurs in the US and Europe, triggered by an economic depression and new legislation.
1960s Abraham Maslow applies the idea of “synergy” to the way that employees in organizations work together.
2001 US companies AOL and Time Warner merge in a deal worth $182 billion. It does not work out, and in 2009 the companies become separate entities.
2007 In the US alone, 144 takeover deals worth more than $1 billion take place.
2009 Only 35 takeover deals worth more than $1 billion take place in the US.
Companies have to grow in order to survive. One way to make an organization ...
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