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These are the teams in for the finals
-POLISH GROM
-FALCON
-SAS
-SHAYETET
-GSG9
-SSG
-NAVAL COMMANDOS
-NAVY SEALS

Congrats!!
These teams can go with the Business Plan PPT

**NOTE: -The first round of the finals will start at sharp 6:30 am in the morning.
                -Tomorrow everyone should be in uniform(Blazers).

CASE STUDY

THE RECENT ACQUISITION OF NOKIA BY MICROSOFT

The recent acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services Business by Microsoft has become a much talked about move in the industry. As per the transaction, Microsoft will also licence Nokia’s patents, and licence and use Nokia’s mapping services. The move unites Windows Phone 8 with its biggest hardware supporter, giving the company the integrated mobile offering it's been looking for with Surface and other devices.  But along with the acquisition, comes one of the most real-time challenges that Microsoft is likely to face as it seeks to integrate Nokia’s mobile phone division. It has been seen over the years that most mergers and acquisitions tend to destroy rather than create value. Integrating cultures after an acquisition often proves to be difficult. It is quite likely that the management at Microsoft overlooked the significant risks associated with the acquisition, in terms of retaining talent and human capital that were crucial to the success and development of Nokia. There are already reports of discomfort among employees at Nokia following the acquisition with regard to their employment security, in view of the streams of layoffs in the recent years. Loss of critical talent will also lead to the loss of the company’s innovative edge.  At this juncture, it is important that the corporate cultures of both the organizations merge successfully, in order to bring out value that was intended out of this acquisition. You are required to give a strategy on how Microsoft should carry forward the Change to facilitate a smooth transition.

Questions:

a.What are the problems you find in merger and acquisition  in the case of  Nokia and Microsoft.?

b. Recommendations for the problems stated in the case of Nokia and Microsoft

You are required to base your strategy and solutions on relevant data regarding both the organizations and the acquisition.  

Prepare a PPT of not more than 8 slides on your final solution and its basis and submit it at 6:30 am