Merger and Acquisition
Throughout this course, you will review scenarios involving Company A, which has been acquired by Company B. Company A was founded in 1956 in Mobile, Alabama. The average age of its workforce is 57 and it is comprised of 40% Caucasian and 85% male. Company B was founded in 1997 in San Francisco, California. The average age of its workforce is 35 and it is comprised of 45% Caucasian and 50% male.
These two companies have been staunch competitors in the marketplace for several years and the employees of Company A are resentful of integrating with their former rival. There are many strategic and ethical challenges involved in this acquisition. A few of the goals of the acquisition project are listed below:
Let us look at the role and responsibilities of HR managers regarding managing the company’s goals related to the recent acquisition.
Instructions:
You have a wide variety of employees encompassing different ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds represented in these two companies. As a Strategic HR Director, your goal is to create a workforce that will effectively move the newly formed company forward.
Now, address the following issues:
Write a five-to-seven-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.
By Wednesday, December 18, 2013, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points
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Identified appropriate and comprehensive information to understand potential HR issues involved in mergers. |
24
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Identified and analyzed appropriate and specific challenges in staffing the acquisition. Analysis drew logical conclusions and made assumptions relevant to the employees’ and management’s perspectives. |
32
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Provided detailed recommendations that are realistic, feasible, and directly related to the organization’s goals. |
32
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Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |
12
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Total: |
100
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