One of the first steps to minimize a cultural clash in a merger is to identify the cultural relations between the merging companies by conducting a bicultural audit. A bicultural audit diagnoses cultural relations between the companies and determines the extent to which cultural clashes will likely occur.
A. disambiguation
B. separation
C. deculturation
D. assimilation
E. integration
D. assimilation
Assimilation occurs when employees at the acquired company willingly embrace the cultural
values of the acquiring organization. Typically this strategy works best when the acquired
company has a weak, dysfunctional culture and the acquiring company's culture is strong and aligned with the external environment.
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