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Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/64827 Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry Holland, Mike ichelp@gibs.co.za Thothela, Tumelo UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Merger and acquisition (M&A) strategies have been very popular for many years as a means to drive growth and strategic competitiveness. But the question is, what are the motives for M&A transactions? This research seeks to identify, analyse and understand the motivation for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry for companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, to offer insights to managers concerned with acquisitive growth strategies. The research adopted a qualitative research method, using a thematic content analysis of secondary data obtained from the Competition Tribunal, annual reports and news reports. The findings were supported and rooted in the resource-based view theory of the firm, proving that construction companies undertake horizontal acquisitions to achieve synergies and efficiencies in production and for integration and complementarity of resources as well as a means to gain access to new markets. Vertical acquisitions are undertaken to expand or strengthen capacity, pursuit of growth, the attainment of market reach and market share as well as the desire to be more competitive in the market. Vertical acquisitions are also made for the purpose of improving synergies and efficiencies, as well as being able to offer or supply services along the entire value chain. pa2018 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2018-05-11T09:02:33Z 2018-05-11T09:02:33Z 30-03-18 2018 Mini Dissertation Thothela, T 2018, Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64827> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64827 en © 2018 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. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry |
| title | Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry |
| title_full | Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry |
| title_fullStr | Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry |
| title_short | Motives for mergers and acquisitions in the South African construction industry |
| title_sort | motives for mergers and acquisitions in the south african construction industry |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64827 |