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Before a Merger, Consider Company Cultures Along with Financials

Harvard Business Review

Understanding the cultural dynamics of the acquired organization, including how they operate, the manner in which they develop their talent, how are they motivated to succeed, and their executive management decision making style. The result of this lack of due diligence is played out all too publicly when deals suddenly fall apart. .”

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It’s Never Been More Important for Big Companies to Listen to Local Communities

Harvard Business Review

For example, the delays associated with social conflict at large mining operations can run in the vicinity of $20 million per week. Yet the same companies that spend months and millions tweaking operational details devote only a small fraction of their resources to understanding and addressing the social risks they face.