HR Due Diligence

This book examines how to conduct due diligence on mergers and acquisitions for organisations in China written from a management perspective. Aimed primarily at practitioners within the field of International Human Resource Management, it highlights models that appear straightforward and yet are susceptible to oversights and failings. It examines the roles of human resource practitioners from when a target company is identified for mergers or acquisitions through to assessing its risks. The book incorporates adopting human resource management strategies under differing business conditions, negotiating to secure the deal and integrating the new business unit to the merged or acquired organisation. This title gives a fantastically detailed analysis of due diligence, capturing the nuances of the Chinese way of doing things and how this affects a business environment.

• Provides practical and realistic solutions to real-world problems
• Concisely draws upon the authors' wide-ranging practical and research experience in conducting due diligence assignments in organisations in China
• Written by highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioners in the international Human Resource Management field

Auteur

Dr ChyeKok Ho (lead author) teaches International Human Resource Management at the School of Business, Monash University Sunway Campus in Malaysia. Prior to pursuing a career in academia, he held leadership positions in Human Resource Management with an investment bank, a government-owned conglomerate, and an international media storage manufacturer. Educated both at University of Cambridge, England and University of Melbourne, Australia, Dr Ho is an elected fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society, and a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom. His research interests are in the areas of organisational learning and knowledge, expertise sharing in Chinese communities, and international Human Resource Management.

Contenu

Dedication

List of figures and table

About the authors

Preface

Chapter 1: An overview

Abstract:

China and the Chinese

M&A activities in China

Chapter 2: Cultivating affective relationships

Abstract:

Relations and relationships

Chapter 3: Introducing HR due diligence

Abstract:

M&A from a HRM perspective

Human resource due diligence

Role and activities of HR due diligence by phase

Chapter 4: Conducting HR due diligence

Abstract:

The strategic objectives

The organisational perspective

The legal perspective

The costs perspective

Chapter 5: Navigating beyond relationships

Abstract:

Being truthful

HR risk assessment

The risk assessment process

Formulating mitigation plans

Chapter 6: Managing integration

Abstract:

Ties that bind

Handing/taking over process

Structural integration

Cultural integration

Cultivating relationships

Conclusion

Appendix: checklist for conducting a HR due diligence

References

Index