Human Resource Management Role in Change Management

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Research Background1

Research Aim and Objectives1

Research Questions2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW3

Change Management3

Theories Related to Change Management3

Change Resistance5

Employee Reaction to Organisational Change6

Mergers and Acquisitions9

Change Management- vital for acquisition of smaller firms by large firms10

Human Resource Management11

HRM and Change Management12

Human Resource and Acquisition of Small Firms13

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY16

Research Methodology16

Qualitative Design16

Data Collection Procedure17

Key Words17

Ethical Considerations18

REFERENCES19

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Research Background

Whether change is forced or planned in an organisation, firms need to manage it human resource in order to completely and successfully adapt change. This becomes more important in case of small organisations that are bought by large organisations, where the management has to face resistance against the changes occurring from the employees (Tepedino & Watkins, 2010, 63). It sometimes becomes critical, but effective change management is required in the form of leadership from all the departments.

Organisational change management is a procedure of planning, determining and then executing modifications of organisation's objectives, practices and processes. As the leadership tends to change, there are lots procedures and practices that change along with the organisational change. For Human Resource Managers, the change management becomes one of the most important functions. They play a vital role in managing the employees and other resources while the change is occurring, as the performances of the employees significantly affect the performance of the overall organisation.

Research Aim and Objectives

The main of this research is to identify the role played by Human Resource Management in Change Management of smaller firm by a larger firm. This aim will be achieved through following objectives:

To analyse various problems faced by the management when a smaller firm is bought by the big firm.

To identify the reason of employee change resistance.

To identify the role played by human resource management in managing this change.

To highlight the role of Human Resource Management in mergers and acquisitions of small firm by large firm.

Research Questions

The research will be based on following research questions:

What are the key challenges faced by firms, when a small firm is acquired by a large firm?

What are the causes of resistance towards change among the employees?

What is the role of human resource management in change management?

How does human resource management manage change during the acquisitions and mergers?

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Change Management

Organisations across the globe are evolving in one of two ways. They will either radically or anticipate respond to internal and external dynamics, or they might not. Those firms that do not respond adaptively are likely to dissolve, atrophy or to be characterized in various forms. Those firms that do will stand a chance of becoming resilient and sustainable enough to survive or even thrive for another round. Often, in such instances, the main objective of the organisation continues to exist (Feldman, 2004, 296). Thus, collaborative approach in decisions, strategies and implementation of objectives may be waived as management attempts to make changes in a bid to deal with uncertainties.

Reorientation in the way an organisation operates is triggered by forces such as significant financial crisis, dramatic increase or decrease in level ...