Define ‘culture’ to avoid failure, warns M&A expert

Companies entering merger and acquisition (M&A) processes should define their workplace cultures before joining them to avoid failure later in the deal, an M&A expert has suggested.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part three

The inside guide to doing business in China, India, Mexico and South Africa

M&A deals should include HR from the start, say business experts

HR professionals should be brought into mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes as early as possible to avoid failed deals, a business school report has recommended.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part two

The inside guide to doing business in Brazil, Russia, Turkey and Indonesia.

The HR guide to emerging markets: Part one

Emerging markets are forecast to achieve phenomenal economic growth, making them attractive prospects for Western companies seeking to expand – but these countries all come with unique issues for HR...

Shield Group CEO: Managing staff morale vital during takeover

International mergers and takeovers are on the rise. At The Shield Group, we have experienced this first-hand.

ILO warns of rising unemployment, crisis for young jobseekers

The number of people seeking work around the world will rise by more than 13 million by 2018, hitting young people disproportionately, a study claims.

Lynda Gratton: Companies must ditch outdated methods to jam with global workforce

If globalisation has changed the way we work, it is also changing people’s attitudes to work, asks Lynda Gratton, professor of management practice at London Business School.

HR professionals should tackle external challenges, says report

HR professionals should be braver and tackle the external factors that have a profound impact on their organisations, the director of an HR research and consultancy body has urged.

Housing market keeping young out of work

Britain’s housing shortage is fuelling youth unemployment because young people cannot afford to live where jobs are available, research has found.

Banking sector should adopt voluntary standards to fix 'trust deficit', BSI warns

The financial services industry is failing to adopt voluntary standards crucial to rebuilding trust in banking, despite overwhelming support from those in the sector, a report published by the British...

Women on boards: Quotas are a quick fix and only short-term

On the face of it, the fact the proportion of women on FTSE 100 and 250 boards has increased since 2011 is progress. However, the figures behind this headline trend reveal the change has been almost...