Shareholder Value

Mergers & Acquisitions: 100 Days to a Successful Integration

Ram Gupta discusses the details behind PeopleSoft's decision to acquire J.D. Edwards and the process of merging the two companies. He explains that the 100 days preceding mergers and acquisitions present decision makers with a critical "make or break" opportunity.

Doing Well and Doing Good

Jeffrey Swartz firmly believes in commerce, and that profits for Wall Street are necessary—but not sufficient. It's no longer enough to be solely focused on the bottom line. Timberland is proof that profit-minded companies can "do well" for shareholders and "do good" for communities.