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Change and Culture Case Study I

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Change and Culture Case Study I July 18, 2011 Case Study I This paper focuses on the merger of company A and company B. The middle manager of a health care organization has the responsibility of combining the workforces of both companies, and re-structuring the systems and shape of the new organization. The task of making company C, the two organizations combined, is made more difficult due to the fact …show more content…

Having weekly roundtable discussions with members of both groups to assist with the merger will give everyone the chance to air their concerns and complaints. “Middle managers need to support the employees in their handling of uncertainty, provide information and struggle with changing the behaviors of the employees. A middle manager also experiences some individual complications, such as loss of network and reductions in responsibilities” (Öfverström, 2006, para. 5). So, as middle manager, the necessity to successfully combine the groups from company A and company B on the policies, procedures, and mission and values of the new company C is a difficult process at best. But with determination and fortitude, this task can be accomplished. Systems and Shape of the Organization Although there is a high degree of attention on the financial calculations in these strategic decisions, Cartwright & Cooper (1992) show that 50 percent of all acquisitions fail financially. The reason for this is usually that the human factor plays a larger role than what is recognized during the decision process. According to Buono & Bowditch (1989) most of the problems that affect the result occur internally by the dynamics in the new organization. The human factor is therefore an element that should not be ignored during those strategic changes. A merger is not something that happens to an organization, it happens to the people within the

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