Difference between revisions of "Divestiture"
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
According to the [[Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition)]], | According to the [[Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition)]], | ||
:[[Divestiture]]. Selling a division or part of an organization. | :[[Divestiture]]. Selling a division or part of an organization. | ||
| + | According to the [[HRBoK Guide]], | ||
| + | :[[Divestiture]]. The sale of a company's asset(s). Property that an organization sells or gives to another organization (for example, a company's sale of a business unit). | ||
==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
| Line 16: | Line 18: | ||
*[[Introduction to Financial Management]]. | *[[Introduction to Financial Management]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: Financial Management]][[Category: Articles]][[Category: Strategic Management]] | + | [[Category: Financial Management]][[Category: Articles]][[Category: Strategic Management]][[Category: Management]] |
Latest revision as of 17:35, 19 July 2020
Divestiture is the opposite of an acquisition. That is, a company sells a portion of its assets—often a whole division—to another firm or individual.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Divestiture. The opposite of an acquisition. That is, a company sells a portion of its assets—often a whole division—to another firm or individual.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Divestiture. The sale of some of a company’s operating assets.
According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),
- Divestiture. Selling a division or part of an organization.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Divestiture. The sale of a company's asset(s). Property that an organization sells or gives to another organization (for example, a company's sale of a business unit).
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
