The merger and acquisition of Delta by Unity Bank forces the integration of two companies with different core competencies, Information Systems and organizational structures and cultures. The CIO of operations, Stuart Irving must decide on the best strategy that would maximize the benefits of the merger by leveraging synergies against the potential costs and risks. Following the recommendation of the IT Governance Institute, newly merged company should establish effective duopoly IT governance with special focus on strategic alignment. Executive and department level steering committees consisting of members of both companies should be granted decision rights with respect to strategic direction, resource allocation, and prioritization. …show more content…
Disadvantages • Increases difficulty in reaching a compromise agreement as representatives from both organizations are present in each committee, • Increases possibility of conflict of interests between the members of committees with regards to policy, technology, and staffing of both companies, • Might result in delay of cost savings.
Alternative 2: Risk Management Focus of IT Governance
This is our second recommendation that focuses on risk and liability reduction and regulatory compliance. The risks associated with the merger of the two companies were identified as financial and resulted in Unity’s Board of Director’s mandate to save $6M in 3 years, operational stemming from disturbance in operations resulting from merger of IT systems, and organizational resulting from differences in corporate structure, culture,
According to the researchers the increased value results from an opportunity to utilize a specialized resources which arises solely as a result of the merger (Jensens & Ruback, 1983; Bradle, Desai and Kim , 1983). For creating operational and financial synergies managers believe that two enterprises will be worth more if merged than if operates as two separate entities. Thus, the two companies, A and B:
offer a fully integrated solution of strategy, operations, and information technology was key to its
Omnicare, Inc., (NYSE: OCR) and CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS), are two competitive firms in different industries. A press release announces that “CVS Health and Omnicare sign a definitive agreement for CVS Health to acquire Omnicare” ("CVS Health and Omnicare Sign a Definitive Agreement for CVS Health to Acquire Omnicare," 2015). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the merger of CVS and Omnicare. First, the paper describes the principal firms in the merger and the industry in which each operates. Secondly, the paper discusses the incentives to consolidate from the viewpoints of each firm. Thirdly, the writer explains the competitive environment in the industry and how it benefits the firms and society.
For the corporation that has acquired another company, merged with another company, or been acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion.
The major goal is to integrate Information Systems/Information Technology with the corporate strategy to use information for better governance and management. This has improved with the connectivity and networking and also the shrinking cost- performance ratios in technology. IT governance thus is a result of the complete merger of computer and communications technologies, like data processing and high advancement in networks, and integrated systems. (Bloomfield; et al, 2000) To this extent the software of the stand alone systems have to be converted to a single functional system for all requirements and the system involves the creation of a network with the following functionality:
Question 1 Several factors have been proposed as providing a rationale for mergers. Among the more prominent ones are (1) tax considerations, (2) diversification, (3)
When companies combine/merge the whole objective is to gain new opportunities, gain market share, grow the business, to become more innovative and to improve product offerings, utilizing/sharing the existing resources and data. From the case
National Computer Operations (NCO) was an internal, monopolizing computer support entity that was faced with a challenge which was presented by the new banks chainman. The change, which was to take effect in 2 years, was that NCO could now market externally and all the internal departments could buy computer services from outside firms (Spector, 2013, p. 73). How was the company leader, Gar Finnvold, going to overcome these changes? The following essay will discuss a step by step diagnosis for the organization, as well as, who and what tools will be utilized. Additionally, the essay will describe who and what tools will be utilized.
When the CEO launches two new strategic initiatives requiring integration across all business units, the organization – whose IT decisions have been largely delegated to its business units in proportion to their revenue generating capacity – now faces the dilemma of how to prioritize its IT projects in order to support the new strategic “enterprise” vision.
“You have one job,” rings in my ears as I leave the hiring office of LOCOLA Credit Union Bank after accepting their job offer of District Manager over ten branches. In the coming days, I work on this paper to identify, analyze, and explore the leadership and communication issues within the district and among the supervisors and employees. Within this analysis, I will also devise strategies to overcome these problems; and create an environment that seeks to develop leaders, support diversity, and encourage open communication based on effective team relations.
Unity Bank has acquired Delta to realize its dream of becoming the World No 1 provider of share registry services. The primary problem is “How to successfully integrate Unity Bank and Delta within the specified timeframe and simultaneously achieve the Target savings?”
Century National Bank has offices in several cities in the Midwest and the southeastern part of the United States. Mr. Dan Selig, president and CEO, would like to know the characteristics of his checking account customer. To better understand the customers, Mr. Selig asked Ms. Wendy Lamberg, director of planning, to select a sample of customers and prepare a report. To begin, she has appointed a team from her staff and the team has selected a random sample of 60 customers. All the information gathered is tabulated in the table below:
Disadvantages are as follows: 1.Each association may not take initiative to come together to form a strong association. 2. Change in the organogram of the associations in the functioning of the federation may not be appreciated by the office bearers of the associations. 3. The rotation of representation to international union or societies can be a bone of
2. This inability of the management to get along with the management of another firm could cause problems in the future if they can’t get along with the management of other businesses in the future.
Companies over the last decade, has recognized that their survival to a lesser or greater extent, depends either entirely or partially to appropriate information system. It is established, based on lesson learned from both failed and successful organizations, that an information system strategy are to support or aligned with, business strategy. Similarly the business strategy can influences the choice of Information System used in the organization. A business strategy entails futuristic organizational planning that result in companies gaining competitive advantage. It is direct linked to supporting area such as marketing, procurement, and information system. The case of Comair airline, even after acquisition by Delta