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According to the literature and reports by practitioners (e.g. Marks, 1982; Robine and DeMeuse, 1985; Manzini and Gridley, 1986; and Gridley, 1986), human resource managers are becoming increasingly involved in mergers and acquisitions. This involvement, however, is usually greatest after the merger process is well under way. Some human resource managers are becoming involved at an early “due diligence” stage where a merger/acquisition prospect has been identified and the two parties investigate the details of the potential match.
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Hawkins, M.D. (1988). Using Human Resource Data to Select Merger/Acquisition Candidates. In: Niehaus, R.J., Price, K.F. (eds) Creating the Competitive Edge through Human Resource Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0969-7_17
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