Scott Weiss, CEO of IronPort, a leading Internet security company, is considering an offer to buy from Cisco Systems in November 2006. Although Weiss, originally intended for IronPort to IPO, a number of events occurred that made the purchase of a potentially more attractive option. Weiss care what will happen to the culture IronPort once it is absorbed under the auspices of Cisco. Weiss has to decide which way is the best way for his company, and, if he decides to sell, he must determine the best way to share the news with your colleagues. "Hide
by John P. Morgridge, Claire Magat Raffaelli Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 18 pages. Publication date: April 29, 2009. Prod. #: E334-PDF-ENG
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