Impact of Merger on Hrm Policies and Practices-A Case Study

An entrepreneurial organization may grow its business either by internal expansion or by external expansion. In the case of internal expansion, a firm grows gradually over time in the normal course of the business, through replacement of the technologically obsolete equipments and the establishment of new lines of products. But in external expansion, a firm acquires a running business and grows overnight through a variety of corporate combinations. These combinations are in the form of mergers & acquisitions, tender offers, asset acquisition, joint venture and have now become important features of corporate restructuring. Human Resource Management (HRM), being a vital part of management, has potential to make strategic contributions to the growth and development of organizations. It is concerned with the most effective planning, acquisition, motivation and utilization of human resources for the attainment of organizational goals and the continued viability and success of the organization In the present paper an attempt has been made to analyze the impact of merger on HRM Policies and Practices of selected five Indian companies through Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis H Test by applying SPSS Software.