C/M/216. Assessment of Potential Clash of Cultures during the process of Merger of two Organisations with Different Cultural Background

This paper is based around the critical evaluation of the statement, which suggests that there is a high potential for a cultural clash during a merger of two organisations from different countries. Hence, this report includes the definitions of culture – organisational and national, effects of different cultures upon the negotiation process and suggestions for the possible and sometimes necessary cross-cultural adjustments during the merger process. In addition, the report goes through the main stages of merger process and highlights the possible impacts of culture at every stage. The report is partially academic and partially practical, that it to suggest the inclusion of opinions of the leading academics of this field as well as some practical examples.