We merged… Now What?   Earlier this month, your company, a running equipment designer and manufacturer called Runners Paradise, merged with a smaller clothing design company called Active leak. Your compant initiated the buyout because of the excellent design team at Active Leak and their brand recognition, specifically for their MP3-integrated running shorts. Runners Paradise has 35 employees and Active Leak has 10 employees. At Active leak, the owner, who often was too busy doing other tasks, handled the HRM roles. As a result, Active Leak has no strategic plan, and you are wondering if you should develop a strategic plan, given this change. Here are the things you have accomplished so far: Reviewed compensation and adjusted salaries for the sake of fairness. Communicated this to all affected employees Developed job requirements for current and new jobs Had each old and new employee fill out a skills inventory Excel document, which has been merged into database From this point, you are not sure what to do fully integrate the new organization. Why you should develop strategic plan/ Which components of your HR plan will you have to change What additional information would you need to create an action plan for these changes

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Earlier this month, your company, a running equipment designer and manufacturer called Runners Paradise, merged with a smaller clothing design company called Active leak. Your compant initiated the buyout because of the excellent design team at Active Leak and their brand recognition, specifically for their MP3-integrated running shorts. Runners Paradise has 35 employees and Active Leak has 10 employees. At Active leak, the owner, who often was too busy doing other tasks, handled the HRM roles. As a result, Active Leak has no strategic plan, and you are wondering if you should develop a strategic plan, given this change. Here are the things you have accomplished so far:

  • Reviewed compensation and adjusted salaries for the sake of fairness. Communicated this to all affected employees
  • Developed job requirements for current and new jobs
  • Had each old and new employee fill out a skills inventory Excel document, which has been merged into database

From this point, you are not sure what to do fully integrate the new organization.

  1. Why you should develop strategic plan/
  2. Which components of your HR plan will you have to change
  3. What additional information would you need to create an action plan for these changes ANSWER
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