To increase the potential for a successful acquisition, a firm should: a. always bid low to allow for partial failure. b. try to acquire a firm with a very different corporate culture so there is no forced "overlap." c. screen the foreign enterprise to be acquired. d. seek companies only from similar national cultures.

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Van Castillo

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2 October, 08:33

To increase the potential for a successful acquisition, a firm should: a. always bid low to allow for partial failure. b. try to acquire a firm with a very different corporate culture so there is no forced "overlap." c. screen the foreign enterprise to be acquired. d. seek companies only from similar national cultures.

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Allyson Mcdonald · Answer 1

c. screen the foreign enterprise to be acquired.

Explanation:

Growth can occur in two fundamental ways:

through acquisition. a company can either grow organically

During the period of acquisition, all the company has an opportunity to share the best practice.

And in this case, the company can have higher profit margins as soon as the inefficiencies are identifies and immediately removed.