Management

1- Part One MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 1- Choose a concept/model in strategic management: mergers and acquisitions 2- Critically examine the concept: define the concept; identify when it was first discussed and what the arguments were for its creation; discuss how the concept then evolved by identifying the arguments for and against it over time and by noting any adaptations- 3- Explain how the concept frts today with other concepts of strategic management, and discuss how/if the concept is relevant or not to today’s business challenges- Research and develop a deep understanding of a concept by identifying, examining and challenging different views of it- You should reference a minimum of 10 academic sources: academic books and/or articles from academic journals that are peer-reviewed- This excludes textbooks, articles from business magazines and ‘popular’ books you may find in airport bookstores, but you can use these as additional suppor references if needed- 2- Part Two (approx 1500 words) BAYER AND MONSANTO MERGER 4- Present a real life case study of the concept that you chose in Part One ‘in action’-