1st Edition
Mergers, Acquisitions and Global Empires Tolerance, Diversity and the Success of M&A
Biography
Ko Unoki has been involved with global marketing, corporate strategy formulation, and strategic alliances while working in the electronics and healthcare industries for several decades, and was also a Senior Fellow at the Twenty-First Century Public Policy Institute of the Federation of Japanese Economic Organizations (Keidanren). This is his first published book.
'This book draws a number of original and clever parallels between successful M&A and successful empire building, where both are characterized by hierarchical control and domination by the acquiring entity over the acquired. Unoki argues that both successful M&As and successful empires share a high level of tolerance. Such tolerance has manifested as 1) an avoidance of unequal and discriminatory treatment towards the acquired employees /subjects, 2) respect and observance of cultural autonomy, and 3) the employment of the right people for the right positions regardless of their origin (acquirer or acquired).
This tolerance in turn contributes to the prosperity of the empire, the loyalty of the acquired /subjects, and the subsequent long-term stability and continuity of the empire. Unoki provides a well-documented history with vivid accounts that give his assertions credibility. This is a memorable, intellectually satisfying, and entertaining read.'Dr. Patricia Robinson, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University ICS Business School
