Intercultural management in the case of Turkish firms: The impact of African worker in a merger context

INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT IN THE CASE OF TURKISH FIRMS: THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN WORKERS IN A MERGER CONTEXT Studies on intercultural management highlight the need for international companies to adapt their management to the national specificities of the country where they are located. We explore here the intercultural management through a case study which concerns the intercultural management and the impact of the African workers in the Turkish companies. In general, this research aims to identify cultural issues during a merger process, to evaluate the perception of the actors during and after the merger context and to establish the cultural elements that play an important role during the adaptation process. This work is divided into five chapters. The introduction will set out the objectives and the problematic of the research. The second, third and fourth chapters will establish the theoretical basis for our study: the second will provide an overview of the literature on intercultural management, the third will focus on Turkish cultural and managerial characteristics and the fourth will outline the theory of change and the concept of merger and acquisition. The fifth will explain our case study, methodological approach and an analysis of the results.