Making Mergers Work: The Strategic Importance of People - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 158644008X ISBN 13: 9781586440084

Publisher: Society for Human Resource Management, 2002

Synopsis

With solutions to many of the tough personnel-related issues, this comprehensive book provides insider's information to CEOs, CFOs, and human resource executives to ensure successful mergers and acquisitions. Tips are given on issues regarding clashes of culture, management disagreements about the future of the new company, loss of productivity, loss of key talent, and the ability to manage change. Written by 13 senior consultants from one of the world's largest management and human resources consulting firms, this book covers the crucial elements of effective personnel management to allow for strategically successful mergers and acquisitions.

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Review

" M&A competency is the next skill set that must be added to every HR team's portfolio of services..." -- Robert Placko, corporate vice president and director of human resources, N.W., Motorola

About the Author

Towers, Perrin, Foster & Crosby, Inc., is one of the world’s largest management and human resources consulting firms. It focuses on business issues of managing the investment in people, improving performance, human resource strategy and management, change and culture, total rewards, compensation and benefits, HR technology, administration, and communication. The firm has more than 9,000 employees and 78 offices in 74 cities worldwide. Jeffrey A. Schmidt is the managing director for innovation and research at Towers Perrin. He has nearly 25 years of consulting experience and has served as a member of Towers Perrin’s Board of Directors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Human Resource Management
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158644008X
• ISBN 13: 9781586440084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 302
• Editor: Schmidt Jeffrey A