Culture Transfer During Mergers And Acquisitions

What often happens is that the acquired entity’s culture lies dormant in the first few weeks of integration due to the immediate and urgent operational necessity of other practical tasks. This is where communication is key.

Of course, culture is a complex network of behaviours that communications alone cannot control; however, the way in which we execute communications can have a strong bearing on how well all stakeholders (like leaders and employees) approach the subsequent cultural integration.