21E00029 - Managing Mergers and Acquisitions, 16.04.2019-23.05.2019
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Assignment 4: Case analysis (political, justice and communications perspective) + reflection on provided articles
Completion requirements
Due: Thursday, 2 May 2019, 10:00 AM
The assignment consists of two parts:
1. Reflection on given articles (1 page, Font 12, Line spacing 1.0)
Note: Write reflection paper 4 about the following article: Tienari & Vaara, in press
- Summarize the key points of the articles (0,5 points)
- Discuss how key points of these articles complement or contradict to each other (0,5 points)
- Discuss whether the points confirm or refute your practical knowledge or intuition (1 point)
2. Analysis of individually chosen case (1 page, Font 12, Line Spacing 1.0)
Analyze your chosen case from the political, justice, and communications perspective discussed during the previous lecture. Aim to discuss the following points:
- What kind of political issues can arise / have arisen in the case?
- How these issues and their consequences could be / have been avoided?
- What are the (realized or potential) sources of perceived injustice in the case?
- How could managers ensure / have ensured that employees perceive the process as fair?
- What are the (realized or potential) communication challenges in the case?
- How could / have these challenges been resolved?
Pre-readings: see Materials / Pre-readings / Lecture 5