Managing Director of MD Foods of Denmark and Sweden, Arla president as cooperatives, pondered whether their companies should merge to create a large dairy companies in Europe. Both companies wanted to continue the success of its joint venture with a much closer relationship, but wondered whether their owners (dairy farmers in each country) to approve the merger. Both companies were different in size, organizational structure, organizational culture, monetary currency and language. Cross-border merger of two cooperatives was unprecedented. "Hide
on W. Glenn Rowe, Pankaj Shandilya Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 27 pages. Publication Date: June 23, 2005. Prod. #: 904M76-PDF-ENG
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