HR: how to make friends and influence people
Graeme Hobbs
(Director at Titcheners, a firm of chartered accountants headquartered in Reading, UK. He has special responsibilities for HR and team building within the company, incorporating other practices into the business through mergers and acquisitions, and managing personnel and staffing responsibilities.)
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Abstract
Purpose
This paper examines looks at role of the human resources (HR) team during mergers or acquisitions.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a viewpoint paper.
Findings
Finds that the role of the HR department is especially important during mergers/acquisitions in promoting internal communications and perhaps changing the directions of people's careers and motivating them to want to be part of the new team.
Originality/value
The paper will be of interest to those involved with HR and team building within companies.
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Citation
Hobbs, G. (2007), "HR: how to make friends and influence people", Strategic Direction, Vol. 23 No. 7, pp. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540710753364
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited