The role played by Human Resources and their contribution in the success of Merger and Acquisitions. Case study: Tata -Corus

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

45 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/05/2009

Category :

Business & market

Sub category :

Human resources

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Summary :

Abstract.
Introduction.
1. Background.
2. Case company.
3. Research question.
Outlines of the research.
Literature review.
1. Recent trends in merger & acquisition activity.
2. Motives behind merger and acquisitions.
3. Why mergers and acquisitions fail?
4. Factors affecting successful mergers and acquisitions.
5. Changing role of HR in organizations.
6. Role of HR in mergers and acquisitions.
7. Organizational identification and communication during merger.
8. Role of HR directors and top management.
9. Managing the cultural differences.
Research methodology.
1. Introduction.
2. Collection of data.
3. Secondary data.
4. Primary data.
5. Interviews.
Background of the case company.
1. The company Tata.
2. Tata steel and mergers and acquisitions.
3. Making global imprints.
4. The company Corus.
5. Motives behind the alliance.
Data presentation and analysis.
1. Introduction.
2. Sample.
3. Interviews.
4. Survey results.
Conclusion and recommendations.
References.

Abstract

tata-corus, Arcelor-Mittal, Daimler-Chrysler, America online- Time Warner.... The phenomenon of merger and Acquisition has proved to be a very popular means for organizations to achieve growth and promote strategic change, especially during the last two decades. The reason that the concern within organizations has increased lately is because the failure rate for such deals has reached 50% or higher.

There have been several researches done on mergers and acquisitions from many different angles. One aspect that has not been deeply researched is the human resource aspect. Thus the issues of uncertainty, stress management, distrust, and employee turnover have become very serious issues that often arise in such turbulent times of organizational change. People have become the hidden factor in the merger success. This dissertation highlights this important factor. This study aims to identify the role played by human resource department before, during and after the merger and acquisition process

Signed on 31, January 2007,to become the fifth largest steel producer in the world, the marriage between Indian and British steel company tata and corus steel is indeed one of the most remarkable and recent examples of an Indian firm acquiring a British firm. The 6.7 billion corus takeover is almost 10 times larger than any previous acquisition made by the group or by any Indian company.
This dissertation highlights the issues that concern the human side of merger and acquisition and investigates the role played by human factor and how they can be enhanced to bring successful result in merger and acquisition with reference to the tata and corus companies.