Human resource manager issues of cross-border merger/acquisition

The Major Project requires you to write a 5,000-word research report. The purpose of the research report is to inform small to medium-sized businesses (less than 500 employees), as defined by U.S. International Trade Commission report on small to medium sized businesses, of what major HRM concerns should be addressed when considering a cross-border merger or acquisition. The report should show your breadth and depth of insight from the assigned reading and show clear evidence of outside research of at least 15 resources. The resources should come from at least five different sources (websites, organizations, magazines, etc.). These are the points I want you to write about:

• Educate on the understanding and issues in the role of human resource manager before the merger
• Educate on the issues in strategic fit between human resource manager and merger acquisition
• Educate on the issues managing the risks of a small-medium size business of cross-border business
• Educate on issues in hiring and retaining talent while lowering labor costs for the business
• Educate on issues in the adapting to a rapidly changing worker profile
• Educate on issues in understanding the refinements of workers’ qualifications
• Educate on issues on retaining and engaging a changing workforce of cross-border business
• Educate on issues in winning the war for talent in recruiting

Please keep in mind that the major project’s focus is on merger and acquisition. Your points in the project should be based on how to help a small-medium size firm better understand the HRM issues of cross-border merger/acquisition
If you are not familiar with business research reports please review the WWW for explanations and examples. One example can be found at: http://www.ehow.com/info_7759167_business-research-report.html. (Note that web links can disappear or change over time. Please let the course instructor know if this link no longer works)

The report should be a final polished professionally-formatted report. MSWord provides you with report templates and you can find templates on the WWW if you don’t have a preferred template already.