<p>This dissertation presents the critics of a successful due diligence and thus difficulties</p><p>of a well done merger or acquisition as well as where there should be more attention</p><p>in order to conduct a successful M&A. In the field of M&A, many studies have</p><p>concluded that after the deal most of the time the shareholder value will decrease</p><p>rather than increase. Due to that the critics of a successful due diligence and thus</p><p>difficulties of a well performed merger or acquisition will be discussed as well as</p><p>where there should be a higher attention in order to conduct a successful M&A. It is</p><p>assessed that during the due diligence process most focus is on the financial, legal</p><p>and commercial issues. Also the part of the human resources is mostly just focused</p><p>on the legal and financial items. Since the future performance of the combined</p><p>company has a high connection to the employed staff, this dissertation focuses on</p><p>the human and cultural side of a due diligence. It is investigated what managers have</p><p>to be aware of, how communication and integration of employees should be</p><p>managed as well as the combination of different cultures. Therefore we developed an</p><p>altered human recourse due diligence model. In that it is explained how we think a</p><p>human due diligence should be prepared and what has to be included. Furthermore it</p><p>is explained how the integration of humans and their culture can be fulfilled and what</p><p>has to receive attention.</p><p>In the analysis a survey of consultants is presented which shows how far companies</p><p>already think about the mentioned issues as well how the respondents believe that</p><p>an altered human resources due diligence model will be more useful for successin</p><p>M&A transactions.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hkr-3796 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Bonsen, Marvin, Freiherr von der Heydte, Wenzel, Wlasynowicz, Monika Anna |
| Publisher | Kristianstad University College, Department of Business Administration, Kristianstad University College, Department of Business Administration, Kristianstad University College, Department of Business Administration |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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