... businesses in the same position of the 'chain of production'. For Example, the recent merger of Halifax and Bank of Scotland. * Conglomerate - the merger of two firms who sell their products to different target markets. Why merge the two sixth forms? Before going ahead with the proposal of the two North Leeds schools merging, I must do some research to see whether the proposal is a good idea. To attain information on gains and losses of a merger, I have done both primary and secondary research. * Primary Research - Interview with Head of AGS (Dr Haynes) * Secondary Research - School websites - Prospectus - Nuffield BP Business & Economics for GCSE I will be studying: * Mergers * Stakeholders * Economies of Scale * Diseconomies of scale If the merger took place, there would be many more students present at the new sixth form. This could work to the advantage of the students. Currently, only 6 ...

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