Chapter 6 STRENGTHENING A COMPANYS COMPETITIVE POSITION: STRATEGIC MOVES, TIMING, AND SCOPE OF OPERATIONS Among other topics, this weeks chapter covers mergers and acquisitions. For this weeks Strategy in Practice assignment, you are charged with finding a contemporary news article, from a reliable source, that discusses a merger or acquisition that has recently been announced, is currently in progress, or has just been finalized. The article that you select must be one published within the last four (4) months. Write at least 200 words summarizing the article and at least 500 words explaining how it ties into the material presented in Chapter 6. Provide, in the Works Cited section, the full citation (do not include the article) for your selected article, including the URL, if applicable. Fully discuss the selected merger or acquisition, and include as much pertinent information as necessary, both from the text and from your own research, to thoroughly describe the strategic ramifications of the transaction, the impact of the deal on the industry(ies), and the advantages and disadvantages of the strategic choice discussed in the article.
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