Essay About Organizational Changes And Cultural Challenges

Organizational and Cultural Challenges in a Transatlantic Merger
INB400 – International Organizations and Management
Term Paper
Organizational and Cultural Challenges in a Transatlantic Merger
The Case of Chrysler Group LLC
Department of Strategy and Management
Advisors:
Professor Paul N. Gooderham
Professor Kirsten Foss
Norwegian School of Economics
Fall Term 2013
Candidates:
Anna Borovova s135617
Ulrich Korus s136339
Branko Mirkovic s135609
Maxim Ozerov s126926
Ivan Paladin s135605
Bergen, October 23rd 2013
Index
1. Introduction..…………..…………………..…………………..….. 3
2. Theoretical Framework………………..……………..………… 3
3. Acquisition Environment …………………..……………….…… 6
4. Organizational Changes …………………………………………10
5. Cultural Changes…………………..…………..……………… 14
6. Consulting ……………………………………………………….. 21
References ….…………………..…………………………………… 24
1. Introduction
Mergers and acquisitions that spread across borders and jurisdictions have
become common practice in the current global commercial environment. However,
according to some estimates (Forbes, 2012) about 50% of shareholders would have been
better off if they never went into the M&A process. In case of a cross-border M&A the
challenges that arise are even stronger and thus require a lot of managerial effort to
overcome. Some research state that over 70% of such M&As do not generate appropriate
results after the integration (Forbes 2009).
The purpose of the paper is to discuss the issues and challenges of a