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In almost all mergers the management of the worse comapny ends up winning, provided there was no loopsided difference in size. The thing is, since those executi
by crop_rotation 2y ago
In almost all mergers the management of the worse comapny ends up winning, provided there was no loopsided difference in size. The thing is, since those executive were not good at creating product, they are more likely to be good at politics and hence they end up overtaking management of the new combined company, even if their company was the smaller one.
- robbomacrae 2y agoI’m curious to know of similar examples happening or references that back this up if you or anyone has them.
- crop_rotation 2y agoA good series of examples is in the book "Barbarians at the Gate", chronicling the career of F Ross Johnson. His company would get acquired and then he and his folks would outmanoeuvre the acquiring company management.
- collin128 2y agoI enjoyed Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric by Ted Mann and Thomas Gryta
- philistine 2y agoNeXt leadership completely overtook Apple. I don't know if it ended up panning out.
- cvwright 2y agoUS Air buying American Airlines just to become American Airlines, is one of my (least) favorites
- petre 2y agoThey should have fired the failing company's management after the merger. It failed due to the fact that they were incompetent.
- User23 2y agoWorse-is-better, it’s not just for operating systems. Or maybe management is just another operating system.