Human resources management and labour relations of acquisitions and mergers

In this thesis, mergers and acquisitions and their effects on human resources management and labour relations are explained. Because of raising competitive environment; firms tend to acquisitions and mergers in order to protect their holdings and take economical and financial advantages. But firms give importance to economical and legal subject and ignore human resource related issues during merger and acquisition operations. Through disharmony and problems related human resources occur failure of mergers and acquisition. Because human capital which is the most important element between productive factors, has a critical role bringin success or failure to mergers and acquisition. In this thesis, acquisition of an instruction firm is chosen as case study. Changes human resources and organisation design before and after acquisition are explained.