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Volvo is one of the most visible and famous symbols of Swedish engineering industry. After the recent world economic crisis the Chinese-based Geely Holding Group became the new owner of Volvo Cars. The question is whether the acquisition affects the image of the brand, and if so what is the character of this effect. Thus, this thesis provides the insight in the situation and attempts to give the answer to this question. It identifies the tendencies and provides an example of what changes in the brand image of Volvo have already occurred and what can be expected.Purpose:The purpose of this research is to identify, describe and analyze the effect that the acquisition by Geely Holding Group had on the brand image of Volvo.Method:Within this research a survey was conducted. The issues of concern regarding the change of the Volvo brand image were identified through literature study and observations in the specialized automobile on-line discussion panels. Based on the collected information and theoretical background, a questionnaire was designed and placed in the Volvo discussion forums in three countries – USA, Germany, and Great Britain. The total of 172 responses were received. The obtained data was processed statistically and theoretically on the basis of the theoretical framework.ResultsThe obtained results demonstrate that the brand image has been affected by the acquisition, and the character of this effect varies depending on the aspect of the brand image. Such attributes of Volvo, as safety, quality, and design have been influenced positively, whereas the associations with environment and family are found to be affected in a negative way. The image of a typical Volvo owner has been blurred too.

ABSTRACT A Study on Privatization of National Corporations¡XTaking Taiwan Railway Freight Corporation for instance Page: 66 Student: Hsieh Hsien-Tsung Advisor: Professor Yeh Kuang-Shih, Ph. D Privatization of national corporations represents an effort to swim with the tide of internationalization and liberalization. Taiwan Railway Freight Corporation, incorporated in 1946, gets 80.12% of its shares invested by Taiwan Provincial Government and 19.88% by non-government forwarders. It mainly engages in rail vehicle cleaning and rail cargo handling. As scheduled by Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), it must get privatized by December 2002. But if it fails to tackle bottlenecks under the ¡§Government Procurement Law¡¨ to continually obtain the job contracts, it runs into risk of being shut down, let alone privatization. The Study first looks into national corporations and privatization by definition, ways of privatization, cases of successfully completed privatization cases, keys to the success. Next, it would look into financial and managerial aspects to look into the Cargo Forwarding Corporation (TRF) to analyze the niches and shortcomings by means of SWOT analysis, external chances and threats. The study will further look into the difficulties confronting privatization to work out feasible ways of privatization, including one preferential choice and four alternatives. The comparison with the niches and shortcomings in privatization yields the findings privatization would not help improve market structure at all if fulfilled by means of merger, asset auction, dissolution, liquidation or share sales. While its assets are insufficient to pay seniority pay to employees, shareholders and employees are bound to backfire. The study would, therefore, propose that takeover by employees to set up a new corporation must be more feasible. TRF must face tough challenges in privatization. The ¡§Government Procurement Law¡¨ restriction makes profitability low and the prospects dim. Employees¡¦ rights to work and costs to be incurred in the process of privatization must be urgent tasks to be solved. It is proposed that the government, first of all, coordinate with competent authorities concerned to overcome the bottlenecks in ¡§Government Procurement Law¡¨ and problems to pay off employees. In the premise of assuring employees¡¦ right to work, potential backfire from shareholders and employees should be able to get minimized to have it successfully privatized to attain the goal of perpetuity up to happy win-win strategy to the government, enterprises and employees. The study aims at TRF and yields conclusions applicable to TRF only. About further politic proposals regarding problems which must be solved beforehand, the future scholars are required to take in-depth probe into the model of management, performance, staff values, transformation in concepts and interests..

<p>When anyone acquires control over a listed company the mandatory bid rule is triggered. This means that the person who acquires the control has to make an offer to buy the remaining shares in the company. The purpose of the rule is to protect the minority shareholders from the buyers. This rule has been considered to be burdensome and thus it is followed by an exemption rule which under some special circumstances may make the mandatory bid rule void. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze if the exemptions given by the Swedish securities council (in Swedish Aktiemarknadsnämnden) are in accordance with the purpose of the mandatory bid rule and if a review of these rules are needed.</p><p>To answer the purpose, the Swedish securities councils statements has been analyzed, to determinate if the exemptions are in accordance with the purpose of the mandatory bid rule. The result of the analysis is that the rules need to be changed because exemptions from the mandatory bid rule are given to arbitrary in Sweden.</p>

<p>Acquisitions are considered to be the ultimate form of corporate growth in today’s increasingly complex and global business economy. There is a significant lack of research done in understanding the growth of I.T. SMEs by means of acquisitions. All previous research concerning acquisitions has focused mostly on large sized organizations, involved in cross national operations. SMEs do not compete in an international arena like multinational corporations, who have already inherited a culture of accommodating acquired firms and achieving synergy. Therefore the question here arises as to how SMEs pursue growth via acquisitions despite having limited resources and capabilities.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Purpose:</strong> The purpose of this thesis is to study acquisition growth strategy of two I.T. firms (SYSteam AB and Sigma AB) which have grown from SMEs to large firms by means of acquisitions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Method:</strong> In order to fulfill the purpose of this study the authors conducted a qualitative case study of two I.T. firms. The authors used interview as the data collection method.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Results/conclusions: </strong>There are many different factors which lead a firm to pursue acquisitions. Increased market share, proximity to key customers and entrepreneurial nature of the founders were the main ones. Acquisition brings about numerous synergies and integration is a key to capitalizing upon these synergies. Acquisition induces entrepreneurial orientation and facilitates the emergence of acquisition capabilities within the acquiring firm.</p><p> </p>

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When anyone acquires control over a listed company the mandatory bid rule is triggered. This means that the person who acquires the control has to make an offer to buy the remaining shares in the company. The purpose of the rule is to protect the minority shareholders from the buyers. This rule has been considered to be burdensome and thus it is followed by an exemption rule which under some special circumstances may make the mandatory bid rule void. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze if the exemptions given by the Swedish securities council (in Swedish Aktiemarknadsnämnden) are in accordance with the purpose of the mandatory bid rule and if a review of these rules are needed. To answer the purpose, the Swedish securities councils statements has been analyzed, to determinate if the exemptions are in accordance with the purpose of the mandatory bid rule. The result of the analysis is that the rules need to be changed because exemptions from the mandatory bid rule are given to arbitrary in Sweden.

Zugl.: Trier, Univ., Diss., 2008

Zugl.: Trier, Univ., Diss., 2008.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2002--Tübingen.