5. 2. Target Organizations Variables Degree of relatedness The relatedness/ relatedness bring different synergies that can be generated: Relatedness is usually considered against the background of the following: Similarity of production technologies Similarity of research processes Similarities in terms of products and/or service offering Similarities in term s of markets Relatedness generate the following potential synergies: Economies of scale Economies of scope Market power Relatedness is considered to generate other synergies such as administrative efficiencies, dominance due to size of firm, improved human capacity etc
6. 2. Target Organizations Variables Degree of relatedness Organizational architecture Do the companies differ in terms of the span of control and degree of decision-making? Does the decision-making leeway, in terms of profit and cost centres, differ between buyer and target? How dissimilar are the compensation and incentive structures (e.g., the variable portion of remuneration)? What differences exist in core processes and functions such as market development, order processing, production of goods and services or extent of outsourcing? Post Merger Integration: Hard Data, Hard Truths BY Johannes Gerds and Freddy Strottmann with PakshalikaJayaprakash > Illustration by vincemcindoe
9. However the diagram below provide an intuitive view:Performance Firm A Performance Firm B
10. 2. Target Organizations Variables Degree of relatedness Organizational architecture Performance Approach Acquisition experience Studies show mixed results in terms of performance of firms With less or more acquisition or merger experience. Few show The relationship consequences, as modelled here: Previous Experience Firm A Previous Experience The influence of organizational acquisition experience on acquisition performance: a behavioral learning perspective by JerayrHaleblian, Sydney Finkelstein Firm B
12. 3. Culture General culture Organization culture National culture Can be “managed” However almost always follows Symbols Hero's Rituals Practices Values Cannot be “managed” Domain of transformation Transformational Leadership Cultures and Organizations:Software of the Mind By Geert Hofstede Presented by: Natalie Balaziuk, Beth Roszkowski, Michelle Yeager
13. 3. Culture General culture Organization culture National culture What Culture is Transferred When Age: 0 10 20 Culture: Gender Family/Social class National Occupational Organizational VALUES PRACTICES
16. 3. Culture General culture Organization culture National culture Culture Development (Schein , Edgar H . Organizational culture & leadership [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.tnellen.com/ted/tc/schein.html)
19. 5. Integration Process Variables: Level of integration High Need For Organizational Autonomy Tolerance For Multicultural Need for Strategic Interdependence Degree of Relatedness Low High
20. 5. Integration Process Variables: Level of integration Speed of integration Expectations Tend to Outpace Value Realization Potential Conflict Expectations/Value Realization Time
21. 5. Integration Process Variables: Level of integration Speed of integration Acculturation