Reference no: EM132763200
Background/Outline:
Mergers and acquisitions play a critical part in a corporation's survival, growth, and profit strategies. Many great companies were built on a track record of mergers and acquisitions; they include G.E., Thompson, Alcan and Power Financial. Merger activity in Canada is at its highest level ever in Canada; therefore, HR professionals should add the ability to manage a merger as part of their skill set.
Question #1
· Identify 2 organizations that tried to merge and failed.
· Explain why the organizations that your team selected failed to merge.
Question #2
· Identify 2 organizations that achieved a successful merger.
· Explain how the organizations that your team selected achieved a successful merger.
Question #3
· Identify and explain the financial and human impacts of the successful merger identified in question #2.
Question #4
· Describe the issues involved in blending the cultures of the 2 organizations that achieved a successful merger identified in question #2. Don't forget to include the effect the merger had on the employees.
Question #5
· Specific to the successful merger (from question #2) discuss how the following areas of HR were affected;
· HR planning
· Selection
· Compensation
· Performance Appraisal
· Training and Development
· Labour Relations