When hospitals undergo mergers and acquisitions, senior leaders and administration find themselves focused on the importance of the “proverbial ball.” Technical and financial details are in the forefront and become the main focus for success. However, failure many times is not in the financial loss of the consolidation. It occurs after the fact, when cultural clashing arises. The author of this paper’s literature review showed many examples of how organizations will often take their people for granted and do not realize how much of an impact employee morale can have on the bottom line. For example, Sharma (2015) stated that it is a natural phenomenon that change, internal and external, can surely affect
When hospitals undergo mergers and acquisitions, senior leaders and administration find themselves focused on the importance of the “proverbial ball.” Technical and financial details are in the forefront and become the main focus for success. However, failure many times is not in the financial loss of the consolidation. It occurs after the fact, when cultural clashing arises. The author of this paper’s literature review showed many examples of how organizations will often take their people for granted and do not realize how much of an impact employee morale can have on the bottom line. For example, Sharma (2015) stated that it is a natural phenomenon that change, internal and external, can surely affect