International mergers and acquisitions are of great practical importance in strategic, monetary and social terms: International business and people relation Assignment, UOC, UK

• “International mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are of great practical importance in strategic, monetary and social terms (Gomes et al., 2013). However, so many international M&As fail and HRM plays a crucial role in their success and failure (Rodriquez Sanchez et al., 2018). The process of joining two companies from two different countries raises several International HRM issues. From this context, the task for this report will be the following:

You are part of an HR team in a new international merger and acquisition between two companies (company X and company Y) from 2 different countries of your choice in the oil and gas sector and you have been asked to give advice on this cross-border process. You are to develop an analysis of the HR department’s involvement in the different phases of the merger and acquisition.

• Criteria for Assessment This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:

1. Critically evaluate the impact of culture on organizational life.
2. Identify and contrast the key areas of similarity and difference in HR practice between countries
3. Appraise and critique strategic international HR with international business strategy approaches. Based on this brief, you are to formulate a critical report to the board of directors which addresses the following questions
4. What are the major institutional and cultural differences which separate country X and country Y? •
5. What is the role of IHRM in implementing effective mergers and acquisitions at the pre-merger and post-merger stages?