HR departments can play a big part in successful business mergers since cultural integration plays a key part in the story.
Peter Marsden & Debora Marras: How can a merger become a success story?
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HR needs to shift focus to add value in M&A deals
Humans Resources (HR) teams should focus on a new set of skills during mergers and acquisitions (M&A) if they are not to be perceived as a peripheral part of the process, according to new research from Towers Watson.
New research reveals marketing and IT as the two clear skills gaps
According to UK-based private equity houses, newly acquired firms exhibit the largest skills gap in marketing and in IT management. This is the result of a survey published by ThoughtSpark, part of the Lindsell Marketing Group and a content development, and international PR and marketing services provider. The survey interviewed private equity houses based in the UK with…
A third of CFOs are keeping higer cash reserves,rather than re-investing in the business
Four in 10 large UK businesses find it difficult to secure finance and credit Almost a third (31%) of UK Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are retaining higher cash reserves, rather than re-investing revenue back into the business or returning monies to investors, according to new research from Robert Half Management Resources, specialist in interim accounting…