Impact of Cultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Case Study of Wal-Mart

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MERGER AND ACQUISITION1Merger and AcquisitionsIn the context of mergers and acquisitions, explain the role of cultural integration in the successor failure of such strategies. Using Wal-Mart’s acquisition strategy as an example, discuss thechallenges faced in blending different business cultures and how it impacted the overall successof the merger. Additionally, analyze the impact of business-level strategies such as low-costleadership on a company’s growth in a competitive market.Word Count Requirement: 600-800 words

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MERGER AND ACQUISITION2IntroductionMergers and acquisitions can be defined as a corporate strategy that is followed by themanagement of the company while dealing with the growth by way of selling, buying,combining or dividing either similar types of companies or different types for the purpose ofworking together as a single enterprise. The term mergers and acquisitions are sometimesinterchanged, but there is a difference between the two. (Stahl, 2005) Acquisition refers to thepurchasing of one company by another company that is either financially or strategically strong.Acquisition can be either hostile or friendly in nature that depends on the forceful agreement orthe mutual agreement between the companies.The mergers and acquisition are carried out in order to reap the benefits, such as:improvement in the utilization of capacity; enhancement in the sales force coverage; reducing themanagerial staff and thus the overall cost of operation. The company is able to attain theeconomies of scale, new and advanced technologies, and reduction in the tax obligations on thewhole.Merger and Acquisition of companyA successful merger is the one which provides benefits to both the companies that areinvolved in the merger. It can be ascertained by the ability of the companies or the merger teamto establish as quickly as possible the productive relationship and thus attain profitability. Thereare many success stories of the companies acquiring another and winning over to success.Wal-Mart is one of the biggest retail brand of US which has strongly focused oninternational expansion by acquisitions and mergers with different brands and retail outletsacross the globe.Wal-Mart merged with different companies like Massmart, Deal books with

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