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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE

Examining Human Resource Managers’ Involvement in Mergers and

Acquisitions (M&As) Process in Ghana

Author(s): Samuel Adomako, Godfred Kwame Gasor, Albert Danso

Citation: Samuel Adomako, Godfred Kwame Gasor, Albert Danso, (2013) "Examining Human Resource Managers’ Involvement in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) Process in Ghana," Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 14, Iss. 6, pp. 25 - 36

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Despite decades of academic research, too few studies have examined human resource (HR) managers’

involvement in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) process. The objectives of the paper were to distill a

clearer picture of HR managers’ involvement in M&As process and to propose a framework of the factors

that influence HR managers’ role in the M&As process. The paper adopted an interpretive approach

anchored in qualitative methodological approach. Twenty-nine interviews were conducted with HR

managers of firms created as a result of M&As in Ghana. The data were analyzed mainly according to

guidelines for analytical induction (Marshall and Rossman, 1995). The findings of the paper revealed the

HR managers’ involvement in M&As process serves as communication tool for espousing the possible

outcomes of M&As to employees. The paper also demonstrated that management support and skills of HR

managers influence the role played by HR managers in the M&As process.