Consolidated Transition Plan There are many factors that need to be considered when undergoing a merge/acquisition. The factors that are most important are outlined in this paper. Organizational behavior issues, mostly dealing with motivation, motivational theories, human resources policy merging, and the transition plan are all discussed in this paper. Organizational Behavior Issues Several organizational behavior issues should be considered when facing a merger/acquisition. These issues include motivation, leader behavior, interpersonal communication, group …showed first 75 words of 9302 total…

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