HR systems drive successful postacquisition integration at General Mills

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General Mills acquired Pillsbury in 2001 and adopted a transition strategy undertaken around the four important HR systems and methodologies namely rewards, performance management, individual development and employee surveys. But two years after the acquisition, the result proved to be highly significant and developed a totally dedicated workforce that generates greater earnings per share that it has crossed the limit of the S&P 500.

United Kingdom, FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, Personnel administration, Human resource management, Food industry, Surveys, General Mills Inc., Company personnel management, GIS, Workers, Food and beverage production/distribution software, Pillsbury U.K. Ltd.

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Making a profit . . . and a difference: HP invents an organization to drive sustainability

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The merger of Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Compaq in 2002 produced an innovative organizational model for addressing corporate, social, and environmental responsibility (CSER). The CSER group of HP integrates these disparate functions and relies on influence rather than control to make sustainability a way of life at HP.

Electronic computers, Computer industry, Microcomputer industry, Hewlett-Packard Co., HPQ

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Six solution pillars for successful cultural integration of international M & As

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Six suggestions to companies in achieving business success in the event of global merger and acquisitions are discussed with focus on understanding the cultural aspects of other nations.

Foreign operations, Public affairs, Venture Analysis, Social aspects, Methods, Business enterprises, Intercultural communication

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