Empowering Human Resources in the Merger and Acquisition Process [Paperback]

Mark N. Clemente (Author), David S. Greenspan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967120403 | ISBN-13: 978-0967120409 | Publication Date: April 1, 1999

This workbook arms human resource professionals with the guidance they need to understand and implement best practices in acquisition planning and integration.

It covers acquisition strategy development, target company analysis, due diligence and integration planning -- specifically from the standpoint of HR professionals' responsibilities in the merger and acquisition process.

The workbook is based on real-life case studies, as well as the results of a major national study (the largest of its kind), that examine the role of HR today in all facets of M&A planning and integration.

Written by Mark Clemente and David Greenspan - leading M&A consultants and authors of the Amazon.com best-seller Winning at Mergers and Acquisitions (John Wiley & Sons, 1998) - this workbook is the single-most important source of information on M&A planning and integration for HR professionals today.

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About the Author

Mark N. Clemente and David S. Greenspan are principals of the M&A consulting and training firm Clemente, Greenspan & Co., Inc., Glen Rock, NJ, and authors of the Amazon.com best-seller, Winning at Mergers and Acquisitions (John Wiley & Sons, 1998). They are frequent speakers before major business and professional groups on the topics of acquisition planning and integration. They can be reached at www.CGadvisors.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Clemente Greenspan & Co Inc (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967120403
• ISBN-13: 978-0967120409
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,668,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Step by step guidance, November 9, 2000

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todd blain (Burlington, Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empowering Human Resources in the Merger and Acquisition Process (Paperback)

Mostly every book on M&A is about accounting or theory. This was the only book that focused on how to address the employees in my company. Step by step guidance, easy to follow directions, case studies, and what the author calls critcal success factors which are ways to approach certain roadblocks and overcome them. This book quickly got me into the drivers seat. I keep refering to it when another situation arises. This book is not for beancounters. It's for real life. And I've learned alot. Real helpful.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Road map to HR success!, September 24, 2000

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samuel tyson (Boston, MASS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empowering Human Resources in the Merger and Acquisition Process (Paperback)

Talk about career path...this book made it possible for me to take HR into the heart of the acquisition process. No longer the "boys club" of the past, the acquisition team must include the wisdom of the people side of the deal. The authors hit that head on...and prove it with the results of their survey. I applaud them for having the guts to do what NO OTHER BOOK has yet to provide - the action steps HR needs to take to think more strategically, become part of the process, and execute the vision. Most other M&A guidance is written from the outsider viewpoint of the consultant, Clemente and Greenspan reveal things only insiders could know. They speak frankly about "critical post-merger issues" and delve deeply but very clearly into the requisite skills HR needs to pull off this type of career advancement. A must for any HR professional who wants to play a lead role in his/her company's M&A program, and get smarter in the process.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book truly Empowers HR!, August 31, 2000

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Richard Levy (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empowering Human Resources in the Merger and Acquisition Process (Paperback)

Having just attended the Indiana SHRM Conference and attending one of the author's workshops, I was eager to get my hands on this book. It's everything I was looking for and is an ideal primer for human resources professionals with little M&A experience. This book reinforces the message that HR needs to be involved in M&A early and often, and then shows how. We have a difficult road ahead of us to stake our seat at the strategy table. These authors lay out a road map to get us there. There is a lengthy survey and surprising results ...I won't spoil the answers... and what I appreciated was the guidance and recommendations after each finding. Some may find the results too detailed. I think that is one of the strengths of the book. Other books on this topic either talk around the subject or are purley inspirational. But this book is to the point and instructive. Someone needs to be out there fighting for HR's rightful place in an acquisition -- this book clearly does.