Describes a set of tools and techniques that have been designed to assist leaders in communicating and managing the change that accompanies divestiture, acquisition and joint venture. It primarily focuses on a training program that consists of best practices and learnings from previous activities and literature, focused on: tips on managing your reaction to change; dealing with the impact of change on individuals; communicating the divestiture/acquisition/joint venture; working with survivors of the change; and protecting the business and employees in times of change. Also highlights some additional steps that have been taken to design tools that assist in understanding the impact that divestiture, acquisition and joint venture could have in the organization.
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November 01 2002
Preparing leadership to manage change during divestiture, acquisition or joint venture
Jill Harris Helmer
Jill Harris Helmer
Senior Organization Development Consultant at Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-5767
Print ISSN: 0019-7858
© MCB UP Limited
2002
Industrial and Commercial Training (2002) 34 (6): 214–217.
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Harris Helmer J (2002), "Preparing leadership to manage change during divestiture, acquisition or joint venture". Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 34 No. 6 pp. 214–217, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850210442430
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