Mega-deals

a) a) Globalization is known as the historical process of world integration in the economic,

political, technological, social and cultural spheres, which has made the world an
increasingly interconnected place. This is what has helped the growth of some
companies such as the aforementioned, AT&T.
b) Companies normally merge with others because they can complement each other in what
they need or where they can improve, also to generate a greater profit, access new markets,
achieve a certain degree of leadership in a given sector, diversify from a mature business to
an emerging one, among others. Thus, the main reason for the merger of AT&T with
BellSouth was the increase in capitalization, since its annual turnover amounted to 40,000
million dollars. In addition, thanks to Cingular's cell phone services, AT&T also operated
the yellow pages business on the internet, so all these operations led the company to save
up to 2000 million dollars annually due to a reduction in advertising costs and integration
of their templates. (Pozzi, 2006)

b) First of all, COMPANY A will be taken into account as the merger and COMPANY B
as the merged one. Thus, it is of utmost importance to take into consideration the following
of each point to determine the influence of the number of acquisitions and mergers of a
company.
Social. Identify which is the target market of the company to merge, as well as the behavior
of its users, to determine which are the appropriate places to establish itself and companies
with which it should merge.

Technological. Analyze the types of technologies that company B has and choose those that
are of great help to company A, in order to achieve better results.

Economic. If company A seeks to merge with an international company, it must identify

what type of currency it works with and ensure that this is not a threat according to the
economic policies of the company. It is also necessary to assess and know the economic
trend of company B, in order to determine to what extent it can contribute. Likewise,
analyze the interests involved in changing location.

Environmental. Identify if in the place intended to be located, they have the raw material
needed or have easy access to it, as well as find a way to make the merged company more
noble to the environment.

Political. Analyze the type of government that exists in the areas where company B works
and identify whether it does not interfere directly or indirectly with company A.

Legal. Know the laws governing company B and the place where it is located, identify
possible conflicts that they may generate, either in the short or long term, and define ways
to act against them.

Ethical. Delve into the way Company B works and ensure that it is correct, that is, that they
comply with the established values at all times.
Therefore, once all these points have been identified in possible companies to merge or
acquire, company A will determine what each one will provide and will proceed according
to its convenience and possibilities.

Pozzi, S. (2006). AT&T adquiere el negocio de telefonía fija de BellSouth por 54.000 millones. El país.

Recuperado de: https://elpais.com/diario/2006/03/06/economia/1141599603_850215.html

The Battle for the Best

a) Recruitment consists of the process of grouping the largest number of

applicants who at least meet the basic requirements to opt for the vacant
position and choose the best possible candidate, said candidate may come
internally, externally or through a mixed process.
The intern takes place when the organization transfers an employee from one
position to another. While the external is the selection process where
candidates are sought in the market, to occupy a position.

b) A good way to cope with these changes, since it will be working mostly with
people 65 years of age and older, is to give training, which is of the utmost
 importance, because it will help workers to keep up to date with the new
technologies, as well as the different behaviors of society or its users.
Also implement activities where workers develop and shape their talents, with the
vision of taking them as an opportunity to form a new product for the most
convenient market. In such a way that demographic and social changes are taken in
favor of the company in order to innovate and continue growing.

c)
There are different types of financial awards to motivate staff to continue
giving their maximum effort, so that in addition to the basic salary, the
subsidy for costs of living, travel, among others, should also be included.
There should even be a continuous increase in salary each year and an
increase in subsidies from time to time.

On the other hand, bonuses and salary increases for contributing great things to the
company, keep the employee active. Likewise, stock options, that is, that employees
are offered shares at a price below the market price in order to create a feeling of
ownership among employees and contribute to organizational growth. Also, some
other benefits such as a subsidy for a car, housing, medical assistance, children's
education, etc.

In order to determine a payment method, it must be taken into account that it has to
be safe and with an easy access, in addition to identifying that the interest rate to be
paid is not very high, if there is one.

In this way, the business may consider paying its employees by either writing or
printing payroll checks. Before deciding to offer this payment method, the business
must consider the pros and cons. For example, some employees may prefer the
privacy of receiving paychecks because they don't need to share banking
information. But paychecks can get lost or stolen.

Then another way of payment is by direct deposit having as the biggest benefit,
convenience. With direct deposit, there’s no need to physically hand an employee
their wages. So, if the payer or the employee is on vacation, direct deposit recipients
will still receive their wages on time. Also, a pay card is a prepaid card that
employers can use to pay employees. Each payday, the card is loaded with the
employee’s wages for that pay period. Employees can use the pay card like a debit
card, or they can withdraw wages through an ATM or bank cashier. Then, one of the
easiest but risky ways to pay is the cash payment, because it might make the IRS
suspicious that the employer isn’t taking out the correct tax amounts. And another
form are the mobile wallets for payroll, which require the employer to deposit
employee wages into their phone’s electronic accounts. In such a way that
employees with mobile wallets can use the funds in their accounts to directly make
purchases. 
So, depending on which is the best option for both the employer and the employee, a
payment method will be chosen.

Kalpana, R. (n.d.). Financial Incentives used to Motivate Employees for Improving

their Performance. Business Management Ideas. Recovered from:

https://www.businessmanagementideas.com/motivation/financial-incentives-used-
to-motivate-employees-for-improving-their-performance/2358