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See a listing of our Knowledge Exchange Materials on various topical issues.

Impact of Culture on Mergers and Acquisitions (Part 1)
no matter how adept top executives have been in working the art of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), many are now singing the post M&A blues. According to a KPMG International study, 83% of mergers and acquisitions fail due to mismanagement of cultures. Merging balance sheets it turns out is far easier than merging cultures. Executives must therefore analyze the culture of the two companies before considering a merger or acquisition. [read article]

The iPod Generation comes to Town
...they cut across all sectors of the Nigerian economy...many have built organisations from nothing...They are all Nigerians. They are the emerging business leaders. They have the Midas touch. They hate stereotypes. They dislike bureaucracies. They are adrenalin junks. And they are rich...men and women who, very soon, may eventually take over from the old...The i-pod generation...[full story]

We Lack Corporate Training
It is common knowledge in Nigeria that many people go into business ventures with viguor, tall visions and strong will to succeed. Many of the visionaries only see profit and nothing more. Human capital is preferably tapped and not developed. Even some CEOs do not believe in training, which may explain why many organisations are stagnant..."We have well packaged training programs that are designed to support and reinforce globally shared values and system-wide competencies in which demonstration of these behaviors would help various organisations achieve their vision,"...[read on]

Knowledge (Intellectual) capital is a firm's source of competitive advantage
A firm's intellectual capital - employees' knowledge, brainpower, know-how, and processes, as well as their ability to continuously improve those processes - is a source of competitive advantage. But there is now considerable evidence that the intangible component of the value of truly value-adding service-oriented firms far outweighs the tangible values of its physical assets, such as buildings or equipment. The physical assets of a firm such as Microsoft or Dell, for example, are a tiny proportion of its market capitalization. The difference is its knowledge (intellectual) capital. [read on]

Knowledge Companies...Who are They?
An organization’s success in today’s Knowledge Economy depends on its intangible assets and its continued investment on these assets – particularly human capital defined as the collective skills and knowledge of its workforce. If this is true, is it not time for companies’ investment in developing their human capital to be made public? [read article]