Overview
The process of combining two or more organizations into a single organization involves several organizational systems, such as people, resources and tasks. The process of combining these systems is known as 'integration'.
Integration fits within an organizational life-cycle or specific business mergers & acquisitions cycle where businesses buy, integrate then dispose of other businesses:
- Definition of vision & strategy
- Selection of growth method: organic vs inorganic
- Target identification
- Pre-deal evaluation & due diligence
- Negotiation & deal completion
- Post-merger integration
- Acquisition Integration
- Ongoing improvement
- Disposal
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