Ghoshal, Sumantra; Haspeslagh, Philippe - In: European Management Journal 8 (1990) 4, pp. 414-433
The story of the acquisition of Zanussi by Electrolux, a process begun in 1983, is a classic success one involving an aggressively acquisitive company growing strategically in a difficult industry. Although Zanussi was not targetted, the troubled Italian producer was a very good fit for the...