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2、rtnersinthedealinsteadofsimplyacquiringtheAmericanfirm・Anothermotivecouldhavebeenthatthetwofirmsrealizedthatamergerwasintheirbestinterestsinordertobetrulyglobal.Themergerextendsthereachofthenewfirmandprovidessignificantcostsavings・•3).Insomewaysthestateme

3、ntistrue・Therearesign讦icantdifferencesbetweenFrenchandAmericanculture・Atthesametime,otherFrench-Americanpartnershipsandmergershavebeensuccessful.Oneofthedifficultiesthatthenewcompanyhasexperieneedsincethemergerisresistaneetolay-offs・WhenAlcatel-Lucentanno

4、uncedinearly2007thatitplannedtoreduceitsworkforceby12,500,FrenchunionsandtheFrenchgovernmenttooknote・WorkforcereductioninFraneemaynotbeaseasyasintheUnitedStatesandthecompanyhasmetwiththeEuropeanWorksCouncilandtheFrenchgovernmentinanattempttomoveaheadwithi

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6、stry—althoughthatnotmightbeaprobleminmanycountriesandacrossmanyborders・•Onthepositiveside,Alcatel-Lucentoperatesinmanycountries,isusedtointernationalbusinessissues,andhasEnglishasitsinternallanguage・•4)Thereisincreasedlow-costcompetitionfromChinesefirms,a

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8、awheremostlyyoungworkerssitandsewbaseballsdestinedforMajorLeagueBaseballteams・RawlingsSportingGoodsCompanymoveditsbaseballmanufacturingoperationsfromHaitiin1986whenthepoliticallandscapeofthecountrybegantochange.Rawl