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Title The impact of mergers and acquisitions on unemployment in South Africa
Full text http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04022013-181221/
Date 2013
Author(s) Nene, Siphamandla Ebehardt
Contributor(s) Mr J Lamprecht
Abstract Mergers, acquisition, and unemployment have been on the increase in South Africa since 1994 when South Africa became a democratic country. Unemployment is a major challenge facing the South African economy. International researchers have found that in most countries where mergers and acquisitions are encouraged, employees of the acquired companies tend to lose employment in years subsequent to those mergers. This research paper aimed at establishing whether South African employees had similar experiences as those overseas. Altogether 42 listed companies that have been acquired in the period between 1996 and 2008 for the value exceeding R500 million were used for the research. An additional 11 companies not undergoing mergers were also selected. The outcome was that acquired companies negatively affect employment. These companies are able to grow their businesses but not in correlation to growing their workforce. © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Nene, SE 2012, The impact of mergers and acquisitions on unemployment in South Africa, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04022013-181221/ > F13/4/372/zw
Subject(s) Gordon Institute of Business Science
Language en-uk
Publisher University of Pretoria
Type of publication text
Format application/pdf
Source http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04022013-181221/
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Repository Pretoria - University of Pretoria, Theses and Dissertations
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