Buy More Books is a discount bookstore chain that recently acquired Premiere Books, a smaller chain that offers extra services, such as special orders on books and music, and has a coffee area where customers can have a drink and look through books. In terms of the two organizational cultures, these two companies are likely to have a difficult time merging. What can organizational leaders do to minimize potential cultural collisions?

Question

Business

Camron Leblanc

9 December, 11:48

Buy More Books is a discount bookstore chain that recently acquired Premiere Books, a smaller chain that offers extra services, such as special orders on books and music, and has a coffee area where customers can have a drink and look through books. In terms of the two organizational cultures, these two companies are likely to have a difficult time merging. What can organizational leaders do to minimize potential cultural collisions?

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Gracelyn Russo · Answer 1

Send representatives from each company to an instructional seminar to build bonds.

Explanation:

In a merger of two companies there is the tendency of cultural clash due to differences in cultural beliefs.

The best way to avoid such clash is to integrate both cultures. That is to build a culture that each group is willing to adopt without sacrificing their old culture.

In this scenario sending representatives to an instructional seminar will give them the opportunity to build social bonds thereby creating appreciation of their unique views on work.