Assessing culture at Sun Microsystems: Using a unique exercise to generate vital cultural data during an acquisition
Charles Terranova
(Sun Microsystems)
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Abstract
Sun Microsystems developed a merger and acquisition data‐capturing exercise, which was put into practice when the company acquired StorageTek. Charles “Terry” Terranova, a senior organizational consultant at Sun, explains how he gathered crucial information on each company’s culture to assist managers with the successful merger of the two companies.
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Citation
Terranova, C. (2006), "Assessing culture at Sun Microsystems: Using a unique exercise to generate vital cultural data during an acquisition", Strategic HR Review, Vol. 5 No. 6, pp. 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/14754390680000923
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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