Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a human resource management model for the integration stage of mergers and acquisitions (M/A) process with four key factors: leadership and integration team; change and restructuring process; human resources (HR) resistance; valuable HR retention. De...

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Autores: Rodríguez-Sánchez, José-Luis, Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Marta, Mora-Valentín, Eva-María
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Palavra-chave:Leadership
Integration
Human resource
Merger/acquisition
Personnel resistance
Restructuring process
Valuable personnel retention
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spelling Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions ProcessesRodríguez-Sánchez, José-LuisOrtiz-de-Urbina-Criado, MartaMora-Valentín, Eva-MaríaLeadershipIntegrationHuman resourceMerger/acquisitionPersonnel resistanceRestructuring processValuable personnel retentionPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a human resource management model for the integration stage of mergers and acquisitions (M/A) process with four key factors: leadership and integration team; change and restructuring process; human resources (HR) resistance; valuable HR retention. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyze a case study of a multinational company that operates in the mechanical engineering sector. Findings – The results show the special importance of human resource management in the success of the merger and acquisition process. And, the main actions implemented in HR contributing to the success of this process are identified. Research limitations/implications – Subsequent investigations could conduct similar analyses for the planning and implementation stages of the merger and acquisition process, with the objective of presenting a complete HR management model in merger and acquisition processes. Practical implications – The case study allows researchers to learn from professionals and business leaders while also offering a theoretical model that can help managers make decisions and improve the management of these processes. Originality/value – The main contribution of this study has been to observe how HR are managed in the integration stage of M/A.Emerald202420242019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10115/33212reponame:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlosinstname:Universidad Rey Juan CarlosInglésAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/332122026-06-24T12:48:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
title Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
spellingShingle Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
Rodríguez-Sánchez, José-Luis
Leadership
Integration
Human resource
Merger/acquisition
Personnel resistance
Restructuring process
Valuable personnel retention
title_short Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
title_full Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
title_fullStr Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
title_full_unstemmed Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
title_sort Thinking about People in Mergers and Acquisitions Processes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rodríguez-Sánchez, José-Luis
Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Marta
Mora-Valentín, Eva-María
author Rodríguez-Sánchez, José-Luis
author_facet Rodríguez-Sánchez, José-Luis
Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Marta
Mora-Valentín, Eva-María
author_role author
author2 Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Marta
Mora-Valentín, Eva-María
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Leadership
Integration
Human resource
Merger/acquisition
Personnel resistance
Restructuring process
Valuable personnel retention
topic Leadership
Integration
Human resource
Merger/acquisition
Personnel resistance
Restructuring process
Valuable personnel retention
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a human resource management model for the integration stage of mergers and acquisitions (M/A) process with four key factors: leadership and integration team; change and restructuring process; human resources (HR) resistance; valuable HR retention. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyze a case study of a multinational company that operates in the mechanical engineering sector. Findings – The results show the special importance of human resource management in the success of the merger and acquisition process. And, the main actions implemented in HR contributing to the success of this process are identified. Research limitations/implications – Subsequent investigations could conduct similar analyses for the planning and implementation stages of the merger and acquisition process, with the objective of presenting a complete HR management model in merger and acquisition processes. Practical implications – The case study allows researchers to learn from professionals and business leaders while also offering a theoretical model that can help managers make decisions and improve the management of these processes. Originality/value – The main contribution of this study has been to observe how HR are managed in the integration stage of M/A.
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