General Motors and Chrysler Merger

Essay by GhannadanUniversity, Master'sB+, January 2009

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Executive Summary

Human Resource Management is not still viewed as a critical strategy in merging companies, especially at the early stages of the process. This is really strange as the cultural incompatibility between the two merging companies causes a lot of obstacles and problems. I believe that Human Resource departments can significantly influence the most. Nevertheless, GM and Chrysler need to take account certain factors in their successful merger strategies.

Nowadays, all companies should constantly adjust and restructure to survive and grow in today's progressively competitive economic environment. Obviously there is no exception for GM and Chrysler. Many companies follow the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) process as the radical forms of constant restructuring. However, lack of attention to the human dimensions may prevent success and even may lead to complete failure.

GM and Chrysler are considering Merger and acquisition as fast and efficient way to strengthen and maintain their position in the market place.

Yet their success is by no means guaranteed.

The following report offers some recommendations on how human resource management can be used to assure their success, and thereby reduce the numerous social costs associated with their failure.

Considering the regulations of ILO (International Labour Organization)�, I have analyzed a three-stage model of mergers and acquisitions for GM and Chrysler.

The three-Stage Model shows that HRM is the main issue on the success or failure of GM and Chrysler merger, especially at the combination or implementation stages; however; statistics show that only 15 per cent of mergers and acquisitions achieve their objectives.�

At this following report, I am trying to express a systematic, people-oriented approach for effectively doing mergers and acquisitions, from beginning to integration and post-integration.

Considering that the job loss has a strong negative impact on employees and society, companies that are successful...