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EXAMINING THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE MALAWIAN BANKING SECTOR

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datacite.subject.fosSocial sciences
dc.contributor.authorMwakipunda, Joan Kaunda
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-17T12:59:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-17T12:59:15Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-01
dc.descriptionSubmitted to the Faculty of Social Science in Partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts (Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations)
dc.description.abstractThe role of Human Resource (HR) managers in mergers and acquisitions has not adequately been explored in most of the existing literature. This paper analyses the role of Human Resource Managers in mergers and acquisitions (M&As). It also assesses the processes and factors as well as challenges facing mergers and acquisitions in the context of the banking sector with Malawi‘s AB Bank as a case study. Based on desk research supplemented by key informant interviews the study using role set theory reveals that Human Resource Managers play five critical roles in the mergers and acquisitions process, namely: employee advocacy role, human capital development role, functional expertise role, strategic partnership role, and HR Leadership role. The rationale for the acquisition is motivated by the desire to increase market share, acquisition of a new product and infrastructure to gain competitive advantage, and acquisition of new skills and expertise through the integration. The major challenges of mergers and acquisitions include changes in the organization structure that led to job losses, synchronization of compensation systems, and stress management. The study recommends that Human Resource Managers should be involved in all the stages of the merger and acquisition process which includes the premerger‘s due diligence stage, during the merger, and after the merger as this increases the chances of success of the M&A process.
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.unima.ac.mw/handle/123456789/581
dc.language.isoen
dc.schoolscentersoptions68287417-e22a-4659-8150-5ea772d621e4
dc.subjectHuman Resource Management
dc.subjectMergers
dc.subjectAcquisitions
dc.subjectBanking sector
dc.subjectAB Bank
dc.subjectCompensation
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectHR Leadership role
dc.subjectHuman capital development
dc.subjectCompetitive advantage
dc.subjectStress management
dc.subjectStrategic partnership
dc.supervisor5013848a-d44c-47e9-b1b7-76f080f0eff4
dc.titleEXAMINING THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE MALAWIAN BANKING SECTOR
dc.title.alternativeA CASE STUDY OF AB BANK
dc.typetext::thesis::master thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of Malawi

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