You are a middle manager in a healthcare organization that has merged with a previous competitor. Up until now, employees saw the competition as an enemy that provided a poor quality of care. The new corporation, however, has in place several inpatient and outpatient services that your organization does not. Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the following: What affect will the sale have on the culture of the new combined organization? As a middle manager, what might you do to ensure that the combined staff will work together to provide quality care without taking on the competitive stance? Describe what the organization will look like in terms of systems and shape. Use the reading to provide a theoretical framework for your discussion. Cite at least four references. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines When a merger is done two or more entities are combined into one. This may be done through a purchase acquisition of different ideas. With a merger a new entity is created . With this new entity it is up to the manager to find ways to combine the companies so that they can effectively communicate as well as work together. Many companies fail when trying to merge because of culture differences. "The beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions. Often, corporate culture is implied, not expressly defined, and develops organically over time from the cumulative traits of the people the company hires. A company's culture will be reflected in its dress code, business hours, office setup, employee benefits, turnover, hiring decisions, treatment of clients, client satisfaction and every other aspect of operations."

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