DESCRIPTION

Studies of merged companies report that the leading factor for failure and disappointment of these operations is mis-management of cultural differences.

This book draws on over a decade of work with Fortune 500 companies to provide senior executives and their advisors with a unique model for understanding, analyzing and acting on cultural differences, including between two companies from the same country and the same sector.

The case-based structure of the book makes it entertaining to read and easily applicable to other situations. Interviews with senior executives across Europe, America and South East Asia provide lots of examples and anecdotes. And finally, the examples of how to draw conclusions from diagnostic exercises will allow you to see how to translate diagnostic data into operational choices and decisions.

This book will also help you:
Develop a  change / integration strategy
Reduce change / integration cycle time
Reduce internal conflicts by managing the emotional dimension of change more effectively
Reassure key people more rapidly and thus help keep the best talent

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Irene Rodgers - is a co-founder and Managing Partner of ICM Associates. She has been a guest speaker on the subject of bi-cultural audits in post-merger integration situations and works regularly with companies in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

Charles Gancel -is a co-founder and President of ICM Associates. He has worked with companies in Europe, North America and Russia. His clients include IBM, Alcan, Câbles Pirelli, Chronopost, Union Chimique Belge, Matra Airbus, Exxon Chemical and the EC.

Marc Raynaud, has worked in depth with companies in France, Sweden, Greece, England, the United States, Canada and Japan.