Impact of Culture on Mergers and Acquisitions: A Theoretical Framework Mohibullah* Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are the front line strategic option for organizations attempting to have competitive advantage over its competitors. Organizations word-wide spend billions of dollars in pursuit of this strategy. However‚ the success rate is less then estimable. This is mainly due to the clashes of corporate cultures. The objectives of this theoretical paper are to find out the reasons why most of
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Organizational culture and national culture: The case of multinational companies: ZARA (outline) Defining concepts: What is organizational culture? A system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. (Organizational Behavior‚ p.546) Do organizations have uniform cultures? (Ibid‚ p.548) Dominant culture and subculture How the culture of a country influences the culture of a business? Geert Hofstede identifies four cultural dimensions
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entrepreneurial behavior within existing organizations and what scholars really mean when they are talking about it.Thirdly‚the blur relationship between the outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship and organizational performance.And finally‚how entrepreneurial behavior within existing businesses could lead to organizational growth.As a result‚these issues have been and continue to be a subject of duscussions and debates among scholars who remain divided in their conclusions.However‚these issues are related to
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Organizational culture of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was examined and how it is used in managing the culture. This paper will discuss the use of the seven dimensions of organizational culture. Each of the seven will be explained as to how they are used and what barriers they might cause. USACE Organizational Culture The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is a unique organization and its culture can be somewhat divided as it is made up of military and civilian personnel. So the culture
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MM2021: Managament & Organization Individual Essay on Does a strong organizational culture increase the performance of a firm? Illustrate a real-life example to support your arguments. In tackling the above question‚ we shall first have a brief understanding about organizational culture. To introduce‚ organizational culture is a way that employees‚ as well as managers‚ generally perceive‚ think‚ and react to the environment‚ such as working environment and customer environment. (Schein
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other countries. Therefore‚ the organizational cultures of other countries become a significant topic that the managers are supposed to consider seriously‚ as the organizational cultures are not the same with that in their own country. Due to the better communication and more learning from each other‚ the organizational cultures are becoming more alike‚ even though they still remain there uniqueness. In this essay‚ the definition and importance of the organizational culture will be introduced. Moreover
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DAVID HESSELGRAVE — ROLE OF CULTURE IN COMMUNICATION here was a time in the history of man . . . when the barriers between the earth’s peoples seemed to be mainly physical. The problem was one of transporting men‚ messages‚ and material goods across treacherous seas‚ towering mountains‚ and trackless deserts. Missionaries knew all too well how formidable those challenges were. Today‚ thanks to jumbo jets‚ giant ocean vessels‚ and towering antennae‚ those earlier problems have been largely resolved
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and organizations as cultures etc. In this paper I will discuss an issue raised by Gareth Morgan‚ 1986 that "One of the major strengths of the culture metaphor rests in the fact that it directs attention to symbolic…significance of even the most rational parts of organizational life" . Moreover I will criticize the effect of organization culture in the design of organization structure base on Gareth Morgan ’s idea and the effect of national culture on organization culture based on Hofstede ’s idea
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OF STRATEGIC CHANGE ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ABSTRACT The research will seek to provide an in depth analysis on how various strategic changes initiated and implemented in an organization affects the culture of that particular organization. The types of changes to be considered will be both individual‚ structural‚ technological‚ among others. All organizations are currently undergoing some type of change. Many of these change programs arise from management fads such as culture change‚ business process
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How did the British culture affect the southern part of the Iraqi culture from 1940-1949‚ including language‚ clothing‚ traditions‚ customs‚ etc? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the general meaning to culture is‚ “The beliefs‚ customs‚ arts‚ etc.‚ of a particular society‚ group‚ place‚ or time.” The general meaning to culture depends on society and does not have a specific meaning or purpose without being backed up with the social status of a person. Each group has their own meaning and
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