Answer to Question #266711 in Management for Ben

Question

discuss the role of the organisation transformation (OT) practitioner in the major phases of the implementation of M&A. Use appropriate examples to illustrate your argument. 

Answer 1

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a way for organizations to maintain their competitiveness and generate transformational change in an increasingly global market place. This chapter briefly reviews the M&A process and highlights the success factors and common problem areas in each of the three phases of a deal: the precombination phase, combination phase, and postcombination phase. Then, it presents recent developments in M&A practice, with a focus on how organization development (OD) practitioners can assist early on as the deal is being conceived and planned. Given the seemingly contradictory realities that M&As are frequently occurring events yet only a minority achieve their desired strategic or financial objectives, there is a tremendous potential for OD practitioners to add value to the M&A process. OD interventions early on in the Precombination Phase can set the stage to help leaders use M&A to transform workplaces, achieve globalization, and respect and sustain human capita