The company would see growth in employees, and that would mean adding managers, as well, which would require strategic HR management and planning. They would have to decide on training and hiring practices, but even more, they would have to engage in a major recruitment if the CFO left the company. In addition, they would have to complete the recruitment as rapidly as possible, because the new, larger company would require sound fiscal planning and forecasting immediately, since the merger was costly and the profits were not expected to expand overnight. Leaving that position empty for two long could reduce the profitability of the merger, and could actually add to the failure of the merger if the return on the investment did not occur as soon as the budget and forecasting required. Thus, the human resources department could have a very negative effect on the success of the merger if...
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