As well as changingtheway in which organisationsdelivervalue, technologyis drivingchange in many otherareas, affecting the contextofstrategic decisions.
Of course, we cannot be sure whether the 53% of deals which destroyed value were among organisationswhich would have lost value against competition if they had not merged but one of the sure-fire ways to stack the odds against yourself is to look at your target or partner from a business point of view only.
Representatives also raised concerns about fundraising, which individual organisations are increasingly having to rely on given the lack a reduction in public funding.