Cisco: Early If Not Elegant (B)

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Case

Reference no. UVA-BP-0467

Subject category: Strategy and General Management

Authors: LJ Bourgeois III (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Sayan Chatterjee (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia); Gerry Yemen (Darden School of Business, University of Virginia)

Published by: Darden Business Publishing

Originally published in: 2003

Version: 24 March 2014

Revision date: 14-Apr-2014

Length: 3 pages

Data source: Published sources

Topics: Merger and acquisitions; Acquisitions; Business environment; Planning; Strategy formulation; Postmerger integration; Operations management; Best practices; Business-Government Relations; Strategy

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Abstract

The relentless pace of Cisco Systems' acquisitions between 1993 and 2000 ground to a halt in 2001, with Cisco buying only two businesses that year. Market conditions may have shed light on cracks in its acquisition methodology, but the most profound change, according to CEO John Chambers, was the decision to acquire companies at a later stage of product development than previously. This B case includes a brief update on the company and financials up to July 2002.

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