Triton Lee Jun 28 4 min Case Study of a Failed M&A— Introduction to Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia On September 3, 2013, Microsoft announced that it would acquire Nokia’s mobile phone division for $7.2 billion. Through a series of...
Triton Lee Oct 25, 2018 2 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—Concluding Thoughts on Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia . The research conducted in this paper is based upon the Mergers & Acquisitions Synergies Framework, developed by combining outside...
Triton Lee Oct 24, 2018 5 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Accounting and Finance in Microsoft’s Acquisition Nokia provided financial reports using IFRS while Microsoft reported using US GAAP. Differences in national culture combined with...
Triton Lee Oct 22, 2018 3 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Environment in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia The citizens of Finland were unhappy with the announced Microsoft-Nokia merger. The Finns had long felt national pride from Nokia’s...
Triton Lee Oct 17, 2018 4 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Management in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia Management turnover during the period surrounding an acquisition is challenging, particularly when new leaders don’t share the same...
Triton Lee Oct 15, 2018 5 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Behavior in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia Microsoft discovered that Finns’ views on work-life balance are different from those of Americans. Behavioral misunderstandings caused...
Triton Lee Oct 10, 2018 5 min Case Study of a Failed M&A—The Role of Communication in Microsoft’s Acquisition of Nokia Language differences impede communication. But communication issues arise from much more than just having employees who speak different...
