Challenges in Retaining Talent Post Merger & Acquisition in India: A Literature Review

Abstract

India is considered as growing economy where organizations are diversifying their portfolio either by acquiring or merging with similar entities.Despite the fact that organizations look merger and acquisition as a growth strategy model but the reality is that most the employees view such strategy as a threat for their career progression. The purpose of this research is to highlight the challenges in retaining talent post-Merger & Acquisition in India .During the M&A, It is one of the key objectives is to retain talent of an organization.One of the most critical issues facing organizations today is how to retain the talents they want to keep. Considering the criticality of M&A as a strategic tool, the methodology used for this research was to study the research conducted by firms as well as researchers in the line of talent retention post M&A. The literature review method was aimed at examine the perspective of HRs in terms of retaining talent of their organization post M&A. From the study conducted, it was found that the major challenges faced in retaining talent post-merger and acquisition are lack of employee motivation ,lack of shared vision, misaligned structures, management leadership clash, cultural mismatch ,poor communication and poor change management. The limitation of this research paper is that the challenges faced by organizations post-merger and acquisition are focused to talent retention only. According to our extensive research and understanding, various factors are identified which exhibit a holistic viewpoint on the challenges faced in retaining talent and research findings in this report will help to enlighten the company' s leaders about effective human management program centred on key talent, ultimately leading to successful retention of their niche talents post M&A in India.