Case

Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's devices business

On 3 September 2013 Microsoft announced it would acquire Nokia's devices and services business and license Nokia's patents and mapping services (Microsoft release).

Industry
Technology and mobile devices
Frameworks applied
Post-acquisition integration styles
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Frameworks applied

This case is read through the frameworks below.

  • Post-acquisition integration stylesHaving just bought a company, should the acquirer's leadership absorb, preserve, combine symbiotically or merely hold it, weighing strategic interdependence against target autonomy?

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References

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  1. Microsoft Corporation (2013) Microsoft to acquire Nokia's devices & services business, license Nokia's patents and mapping services. Microsoft News Center.No DOInews.microsoft.comSource page