Case scenario The GID Insurance Company is a mid-sized company that was established in 1990 and has been in business for over 30 years. You are members of the senior management team at GID Insurance Company. One of your smaller competitors, Full Coverage Insurance Company has been hit hard due to many claims from the several hurricanes in the region in recent years. In addition, they have also made some bad investments and is in serious financial trouble. The CEO (your boss) of GID Insurance Company has called a meeting to announce plans to acquire the struggling Full Coverage Insurance Company and the integration of the business. He has asked you to develop the internal proposal that will outline a plan for integrating the Full Coverage Insurance Company into GID’s current organizational model. Your job as the senior management team, is to prepare an organizational model to create a smooth merger of the two companies. You are required to develop a proposal (for internal use only), that explains how the company should proceed. The CEO tells you that the main goal of the proposal is to: Minimize behavioral resistance to change at both companies, to include clients, leadership, and staff. ii Include recommendations such as activities, communication, and corporate events, in each related area of organizational behavior, that will help with this merger.

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Case scenario The GID Insurance Company is a mid-sized company that was established in 1990 and has been in business for over 30 years. You are members of the senior management team at GID Insurance Company. One of your smaller competitors, Full Coverage Insurance Company has been hit hard due to many claims from the several hurricanes in the region in recent years. In addition, they have also made some bad investments and is in serious financial trouble. The CEO (your boss) of GID Insurance Company has called a meeting to announce plans to acquire the struggling Full Coverage Insurance Company and the integration of the business. He has asked you to develop the internal proposal that will outline a plan for integrating the Full Coverage Insurance Company into GID’s current organizational model. Your job as the senior management team, is to prepare an organizational model to create a smooth merger of the two companies. You are required to develop a proposal (for internal use only), that explains how the company should proceed. The CEO tells you that the main goal of the proposal is to: Minimize behavioral resistance to change at both companies, to include clients, leadership, and staff. ii Include recommendations such as activities, communication, and corporate events, in each related area of organizational behavior, that will help with this merger.

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