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参考答案及解析：
《Achievi
gasuccessfulmerger》，实现一个成功的并购。文章没有从技术和经济效益的角度来分析并购成功的因素，而是强调了一个在并购中容易被忽视的重要因素：文化冲突。不同的企业文化走到了一起，能否兼容是并购能否成功的关键因素。一个比较著名的例子是当年惠普与康柏的并购。
第1题，问什么情况下并购会遇到麻烦。答案是A段的最后一句，关键词是cultureclash：如果两个公司的员工在工作方式上存在文化冲突，那么金融专家和律师们为了达成交易所做的一切努力都是徒劳的。所以选C：冲突性的态度无法得到解决。Co
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gattitude对应于cultureclash。attitude具体指公司员工做事情的方式和态度。
第2题，问很多机构为并购所做的准备是什么。答案是第二段的这么一句话：Corporatesheexplai
sco
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tratetheireffortsbeforeamergero
legaltech
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cialmatters。公司都把精力集中在法律、技术和金融事务上了。也就是更多的看重经济r