Research an international merger or acquisition that has been criticized as ultimately not being successful.  (If you go to a search engine and put in terms like international merger acquisition failure you will get lots of potential firms to look at.) Why do you think the merger or acquisition failed? Is there any way to have prevented the problems? 
Instructions for Assignment 1:

500 Words 
Cover page (includes your name, date, name of assignment, name and number of course)
Introduction (this is where you introduce the topic)
Main body
 Conclusion (summarize the assignment)
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