Purpose: As the pharmaceutical industry faces a more changing environment, talent management appears to be a key differentiating element. Key talent retention strategies must be assessed during the mergers and acquisitions negotiations and implemented during post-acquisition integration. The...

Purpose: One of major preoccupations of human resources (HR) in recent times has been the challenge of proving its value at the “top table.” Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) may offer one potential solution to this problem. M&As are renowned for the key management problems they generate such...

Purpose One of major concerns of serial acquirers is to ensure value creation. However, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are well known for the key management problems they generate such as change management, cultural clashes and increased managerial turnover. Despite this, M&As also offer...