Merger

Mergers and Acquisitions have continued to be a huge driver in order to compete and grow in the Global Market space. Mergers can bring both positive and negative impact to any organization regardless of size and industry. It brings the best of both worlds when two organizations unite towards a common goal.
One of the major impacts with merger is “change in talent”. Of course, with the merger you bring the talent from both organizations, but in some cases you may lose talent. Employees may decide to leave the organization due to merger because of various reasons; new organizational structure, matrix reporting, change in responsibility, etc. In addition, personal development and growth would be more difficult within the organization if you are not in the corporate head office. Although organizations are changing and adapting to virtual team, most of the senior management and executive opportunities tend to be in the corporate head office.
Company merger has both advantages and disadvantages on the global community. The former opens up a greater opportunity for growth within the global community since you are not constrained and restricted to the local market. This is a significant growth opportunity for developing countries since the local market may be limited and/or saturated based on the size and the domestic economic factors. The latter being, that you may have to relocate to another city or country in order to advance to a higher level within the organization. In addition, the merger may bring synergy to the combined organization, thus reducing the work force. Consequently the negative impact on the global community results in some functions moving to another