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Consultants Corner: A BCP Survival Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions

Overview For survivors of the 1990s, the words "mergers and acquisitions" still bring about a feeling of dread. They may not be as prevalent today, but they still cause a fair amount of uncertainty. The result is often less staff, which means more work will be required of fewer people to accomplish the same number of tasks. Business continuity planners, who are not revenue generators for organizations, are often very vulnerable. But unfortunately, during these times of intense change, organizations too are often very vulnerable to business disruptions.

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Publisher	Strohl Systems Group	File Format	HTML
Date Published	August 2006	Downloads	1
Format	White Papers
Topics	Strategic Planning, Disaster Recovery

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