| dc.description.abstract | Mergers and acquisitions strategy is a growing phenomenon in Kenya today; this has been
embraced by many financial and technical based firms as a strategy of choice. It is however
still not a popular strategy as many firms seem to tread carefully and many take time to
pursue the strategy. The objectives of this study were to generate new knowledge on the
motive and challenges in the creation of mergers and acquisitions at Internet Solutions Kenya
Limited. It establishes how valuable partnerships can be built through mergers and
acquisitions as a competitive strategy in a dynamic industry such as the Internet Service
Providers sector; in order to survive and maintain competitive top slots. Mergers and
acquisitions in organizations are usually guided by the top management. Additionally, efforts
to implement mergers and acquisitions in an organization are more likely to be successful if
the top management understands the sequential phases required, organizational problems as
well as the reasons why people accept or resist change. Though the integration process was
successful according to the respondents, a lot of challenges were encountered but the
transition team tried as much as they could to resolve them as soon as they became evident.
Frequent communication to employees through meetings reduced anxiety, fear and
confusion, and during these meetings, management collected feedback and were able to
further address employee concerns. The research design appropriate for this study was a
Case study as it allowed for in-depth exploration of issues such as current happenings/events
at Internet solutions Kenya Limited in regards to mergers and acquisitions. This method also
offered the opportunity to learn about the events through extensive descriptions and
contextual analysis in line with the objectives of the study. The use of literature and
interviewing individuals who could speak authoritatively on the subject was applied and data
collected during the study was analyzed qualitatively. The research, though completed
successfully was not without difficulties. Being a case study where Internet Solutions Kenya
Limited was solely the unit of study, obtaining information was very difficult mainly because
the respondents felt that some information was very confidential. This limited the scope of
the study, and some respondents clearly pointed out they had not provided full information
for confidentiality reasons. | en |
