Marks M L
Physician Exec. 1988 Nov-Dec;14(6):13-6.
Mergers and acquisitions are occurring at a feverish pace throughout U.S. business. Even firms that are not seeking to grow through acquisition are making defensive moves--internal reorganizations that involve cutting out entire layers of management or divesting whole divisions--to raise stock prices in hopes of fending off unwanted takeover bids. Mergers and reorganizations are especially prominent in the health care industry. The push for cost containment enhances the attractiveness of perceived synergies to be gained through combination. Moreover, the specter of an industry shake out prompts executives to adopt an "eat or be eaten" mentality.
在美国商界，并购活动正进行得如火如荼。即使那些并非寻求通过收购实现增长的公司，也在采取防御性举措——进行内部重组，包括削减整个管理层级或剥离整个部门——以抬高股价，希望抵御不受欢迎的收购要约。并购和重组在医疗保健行业尤为突出。对成本控制的推动增强了通过合并获得协同效应的吸引力。此外，行业洗牌的威胁促使高管们采取“要么吃掉别人，要么被别人吃掉”的心态。
