Implication of Key Challenges of Talent Management in Recessive Economy

Abstract

The study investigates the influence of mergers and acquisitions in the integration of business. In our society today organization witnessed the phenomenon they referred as merger-mania. The merger reflects the symbiotic relation while the acquisition mirrors the predator-prey relation. The human influence of it indicates the harder side of merger-phobia that warrant the employee resistance, sabotage, insecurity and high lay-off, faulty integration and dissatisfaction. Because of the inability of the organization to handle the human problems, cultural conflicts and lack of appropriate risk management strategies exert negative influence in the activities. All these problems in effect reduce the productivity of the organization. The study sought to determine the intents that satisfy shareholder in Relation to the MAs Integration Strategies Implementation in the Organization. Secondly, to ascertain the factors that influences MAs Integration in organization. The study made effort to design a satisfactory success measure to achieve effectiveness in MA's deal and its integration success. Descriptive survey design was adopted where questionnaire was the key instrument for data collection. A sample of 200 staff and management (respondents) of selected business organization was randomly selected with particular interest with those that had experienced merger and acquisition. The study discovered that the organization was satisfied to the MA's integration strategies implementation because it accelerates the transition, define integration strategy, focus on priority initiative, and communication with the stakeholders. The result also revealed that culture conflict, resistance, changing structure, and dissatisfaction are among factors that influence MA's integration of business organization. The study recommend that there should be opportunities to establish a comprehensive integration plan/framework that can be designed based on foreseeable challenges and calculated risk of acquisition. Also the organization should endeavour to build a good team –spirited employees that will be supported by a vibrant leader who can move the organization to the next level or sustain the potentials of them