A case study research of Walmart's acquisition in Germany and Japan.

• Main Authors: Kwok, Aline Wei Ying., Lee, Benjamin Jie., Wong, Shu Yu.
• Other Authors: Tsui-Auch, Lai Si
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Mergers and acquisitions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43848
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper compares the cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) of Walmart, a United States (“U.S.”) based company in Germany and Japan. We observed the difference in the M&A outcomes when Walmart, a company with a shareholder-oriented system, tried to integrate their system in Germany...