Assignment 3: Case StudyMerger 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 companys 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.
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