Employee communication during mergers and acquisitions / Jenny Davenport and Simon Barrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davenport, Jenny.

Contributor:

Barrow, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in industrial relations.

Consolidation and merger of corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Farnham : Gower, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Communication is the key to organisational success and nowhere is this truism more apparent than in the influence of internal communication during a transformational process as dramatic as a merger or acquisition.During the complex and, often, painful process of bringing the two sets of employees together, a continuous flow of negotiation is essential for keeping in touch with how people feel; communicating information clearly across both bidder and target; and beginning the process of creating a new culture for the merged company. Employee Communication During Mergers and Acquisitions provide

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Simon Robertson; Introduction; 1 Stage One: The Strategic Need - Before a Partner is Identified; 2 Stage Two: Due Diligence; 3 Stage Three: The Initial Announcement; 4 Stage Four: From the Announcement to Day One; 5 Stage Five: The First 100 Days; 6 Stage Six: Establishing an Employer Brand for the Merged Organisation; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"A Gower Book"--cover.

First published 2009 by Gower Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-03-283765-9

1-317-14427-9

1-315-57935-9

1-283-01857-8

9786613018571

0-7546-8141-6

9781315579351

OCLC:

536301240