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Post Merger Integration: Company Culture

Post merger integration: company culture

When making an acquisition, a company can typically expect to gain access to markets, brands, technology, products and people. It is therefore surprising that the 'people' element is often given so little consideration compared to the work that goes into other aspects of a deal. A recent study by KPMG revealed that dealing with different organisational cultures is perceived as the second-greatest challenge when implementing a merger or takeover, yet while over half of the business leaders surveyed felt that they had been well prepared for other aspects of the deal, just one in five thought that they had given the cultural element enough consideration. If key members of staff depart in the wake of a merger or takeover, they take with them all their knowledge, expertise, influence and connections that were central to the value of the transaction, and so it is hardly surprising that so many mergers fail to realise the value expected.

Furthermore, too many business leaders view 'culture' as a blanket problem rather than identifying precisely what it means. John Kelly, head of KPMG's integration Advisory Practice, points out that ³what is perceived as a cultural clash is really prompted by someone not knowing how to be successful in the new organisation".

So what exactly is meant by the 'culture' of an organisation?....

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Reuters to be bought out by Thomson
16 May 2008
Reuters, the news and information group is to be bought out by Thomson, the Canadian financial data ...[more]
Anite may sell off public services division
14 May 2008
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Net-a-Porter.com could be put on the market
12 May 2008
Natalie Massenet, founder of the online fashion retail business, Net-a-Porter.com, is thought to hav...[more]
Dynmark could be put on the market
09 May 2008
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