Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economics, Management, Law and Education (EMLE 2018)

Culture and HR Integration of Combination — Case Study of Squire Sanders & Dempsey (SSD) and Hammonds

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Mao Lijia
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Mao Lijia
Available Online December 2018.
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10.2991/emle-18.2018.82How to use a DOI?
Keywords
project management; culture and HR integration; Squire Sanders & Dempsey (SSD) and Hammonds
Abstract

Project management is a systematic and methodical approach to planning, implementing and guiding project from the beginning to end. According to project management institute the process are done through five stages: initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing. The review of combination of Hammonds and Squire Sanders & Dempsey (SSD) was based on the consideration of time, quality and cost approaches of project management. SSD are two well known law firms combined in 2010. All mergers are big project for the corporates around globe. The potential issues in the case of merger are Human resource and culture issues. The possible fall out that may result if these issues are not properly handled which includes conflicting leadership styles, corporate governance problems, communication breakdown, altered business processes and performance management and reward problems. The success of combination really depends on the successful integration of both law firm culture and personnel. In this essay, we will analyze the crucial issues with respect to the HR and Culture and give some potential solutions with a perception of Project Management Approach.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economics, Management, Law and Education (EMLE 2018)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
December 2018
ISBN
10.2991/emle-18.2018.82
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2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/emle-18.2018.82How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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