Change (2) and integration
Some days ago I talked about change, mergers and development in China and Europe. Today I want to line out another model of approaching change.
To begin with I want to remind you about how a merger usually functions in western countries.
Mostly there’s a strong partner and a weak partner. Mostly the strong partner tries to get the small partner (though often this is not addressed too directly and openly). Then, to make it short, management tries to find synergy effects, tries to reduce costs and to bring people together in a team or in a unit being convinced that if the employees are put together they will work together sufficiently and successfully.
As I told you already this kind of management fails in about 70-80% of those mergers.
If change develops like this, this process often …………..
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