Download or read book The M&A Transition Guide written by Patti Hanson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-02-28 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a practical, 10-step process for managing the human aspectof an M&A M&A activity is higher than ever with acquisitions becoming animportant part of every company's growth strategy. The industriesheavily engaging in this activity are high-tech, emergingtechnologies, and utilities. The M&A Transition Guide is written for executives, managers,and HR professionals involved with any transaction that movesemployees from one company to another. Poor workforce integrationis a main cause for M&A failures and this book helps managersmake the M&A transition a more positive one by providing a planof action for the integration that focuses on ten critical steps.These steps encompass the entire M&A process from due diligenceto employee retention strategies.