Sime Darby is one of the largest regional South Asian conglomerates. In 1995, he was considering joining the fast-growing financial services sector in Malaysia by acquiring Bank of Malaysia. This is in line with its activities mirror those of the economy of Malaysia. The case considered whether to proceed to the acquisition. Provides basic sources of value creation in the institutional context of conglomerate that affect the costs and benefits of large enterprise applications, especially emerging market equity and fixed relationship between business and politics. "Hide
by Tarun Khanna, Michael Y. Yoshino, Danielle Melito Source: Harvard Business School 24 pages. Publication Date: 05 November 1996. Prod. #: 797017-PDF-ENG
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