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by Susan K. Rider (Author)
M&A success isn't exclusively about the numbers. It's also about the people.
In today's high-stakes M&A environment, transactions rise or fall on how well leaders manage the human side of change. Yet too often, Human Resources is brought in late or treated as tactical support.
In "Human Resources' IMPACT on Mergers and Acquisitions," Susan K. Rider delivers a practical, field-tested playbook to drive real value during acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and divestitures.
Drawing on more than 60 mergers and acquisitions across global enterprises, Rider uses a football playbook analogy to present a disciplined framework that brings structure, accountability and measurable impact to every stage.
Inside, you will learn how to:
- Conduct meaningful HR due diligence that protects enterprise value
- Design integration plans that result in effective organizational structure
- Align "people" programs including corporate culture
- Lead change management with clarity and credibility
- Build your customized HR M&A playbook
- And much more
For CHROs, HR teams, functional managers, business executives and HR students, this book reframes human resources from an administrative function to a strategic advantage.
This is not theory. It's a proven game plan built from experience at billion-dollar organizations where execution mattered.
If you want a seat at the deal table, and the credibility to lead, this is your playbook. Because in the M&A game, talent is the ultimate differentiator.
