Customer Review: My organization is in the process of a major change and reorganization. I found this book to be right on target in identifying the challenges and hurdles that we faced as well as providing some effective solutions to ensure that we do not make the same mistakes that others before us have made. I... more info
Customer Review: ok here is the deal. i do not like this store but i had to do a report on it and in that respect it was a good source of information for what i was trying to conclude.
Customer Review: The book makes for interesting reading but provides a very shallow explanation of the financial procedures/dealings. While reading I also got the impression that the authors are inclined towards the Mittals-a certain bias comes through. Though this could be because of little or no information from... more info
Customer Review: This is an excellent book. As with all these types of books you read them and take from them what will work for you. Would recommend as a good read and good pointers.
Customer Review: I've seen partnerships start up, full of promise and mutual love. I've seen very few last very long. And the breaking up of the partnership has usually been pretty messy. It's a lot like a divorce, where a pre-nuptial would have saved everybody a lot of pain. This book first sets the stage by... more info
Customer Review: First, the style of this book makes for a great and enjoyable read. The story begins with the background of an eccentric entrepreneur who has a tendency to have great ideas with a lot of flash, but a terrible habit of spending all of the money he borrows and asking for more. The idea he has... more info
Customer Review: Easy read, with case studies of failed mergers and acquisitions contrasted with successful M & A. Allows the reader to get a good overview of causes of failures in M & A without getting too technical.
Customer Review: If you're relatively new to the subject and want a good primer/introduction to LBOs, as well as some background history on the leveraged buyout and on KKR, this is a good read. It's reasonably quick and easy to read without being too dumbed down. I think that, among others, one group that would... more info
Customer Review: You don't have to be interested in AOL, Time Warner or their merger to read this book! This is a classic tale in American history of what happens when everyone thinks they are the only one with an idea and forgets that to make a company work, there must, under no uncertain terms be Teamwork. Any... more info
