Change and Culture Case Study Paper

Lauri-Ann Rivera
HCS 514
April 15, 2013
Carol Young

Change and Culture Case Study Paper

It can be said that organizations change dramatically as well as very fast. They change in both structure and of culture. This can also be found when businesses merge together. In this case study, the paper will discuss the context of a healthcare organization. There are some sociological theories that are both present and that can be applied to whatever consequence that may occur because of the merger. A couple of good examples are as follows: conflict theory, which can be defined as concept of conflict over resources, role theory, this is any type of expectation that people have during the change, social constructionism, how reality is really seen by the business and employees, integration theory, social behavior that is looked at through micro/macro analysis, and finally, structural functionalism, this is meeting the individuals biological needs. Impact On Culture There is never a merger that begins and ends without a hitch. Conflicts will always be there. When there are two organizational cultures at work, the more dominant of the two will begin to take over. This can bring out resentment behaviors and alienations. By this happening, a power struggle begins. A good example of this is when General Motors merged with Daimler Benz. As the merger carried on it cause problems for both the American and German employees. The analysis in this case can be looked at what the mission are, the goals as well as the objectives for each business. As the completed analysis was done, the companies were