Look at the JustEat-Takeaway folder which contains a portfolio of information including a list of academic articles you should initially read as preparation, followed by a variety of links to e-resources on these two newly merged companies.
The total word count for the assessment is 3000 words (+/- 10%).
Remember as you look through the information that this assessment is focused on the organisational design (structure and processes) and cultural (people/behavioural) challenges associated with a merger.
These sections require you to consider the articles you have read on mergers and the materials in the e-portfolio and relate this to the issues covered in the taught sessions.You should then write approximately 750 words per section – this includes relevant citations for each section which support your answers.The four sections ask you to do the following:
Briefly evaluate the importance of JustEat’s founding culture to its success and then discuss the potential implications for the merger with Takeaway.com (25 marks)
Looking at the new Just-Eat Takeway.com design, and thinking about its business model, how does this align with theories/ideas about the structure and the evolution of organisations (25 marks)
What challenges do you think JustEat-Takeaway will encounter over the next couple of years and why? (25 marks)
Provide some recommendations as to what the HR group might do to facilitate communication and a feeling of unification between the two organisations (25 marks)
Assessed intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
Evaluate, critique and discuss the variety of cultural norms, behaviours and paradigms in organisation design and development and their value and contribution to organisational life from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
Apply theoretical ideas to help solve problems around organisational design and development including the reference to the way that processes and systems maintain those structures.
Understand and critically evaluate the methods and procedures of organisational development which support organisational design and realignment strategies.
Review research and critically evaluate major debates related to HRM and HRD in organisations in a national and global context including the way that organisational HRM and HRD strategies are shaped by and developed in response to internal and external environmental factors by a variety of factors including through government policy.
With reference to demographic, social and technological trends, demonstrate a sound understanding of globalised HRM and HRD policy and practice and the issues facing international HR managers in a global business environment including the critical evaluation of how organisational leaders and the HR function respond to these pressures.
Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills
Work independently and with others in analysing and presenting solutions to organisational design and development problems;
Communicate effectively through a variety of media to different audiences.
Evaluate, critique and present research findings.Module Aims
Evaluate the changing contexts of organisations in a global context.
Review complex decision-making processes regarding organisational design and structure.
Equip students with the necessary skills to apply theoretical concepts around organisation design and development in practical situations.
Analyse critically debates around the convergence or divergence of HR policy and practice in a global context.
Prepare students for the roles of HR manager in an international context.Word count/ duration (if applicable)
Your assessment should be 3,000 words (+/- 10%)
JUST EAT-TAKEAWAY e-portfolio
Locate & read the following 4 articles
Antila, E. M. (2006). The role of HR managers in international mergers and acquisitions: a multiple case study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(6), 999-1020.
Haleblian, J., Devers, C. E., McNamara, G., Carpenter, M. A., & Davison, R. B. (2009). Taking stock of what we know about mergers and acquisitions: A review and research agenda. Journal of management, 35(3), 469-502.
Nahavandi, A., & Malekzadeh, A. R. (1988). Acculturation in mergers and acquisitions. Academy of management review, 13(1), 79-90.
Schuler, R., & Jackson, S. (2001). HR issues and activities in mergers and acquisitions. European management journal, 19(3), 239-253.
Read the FT information on the merger with Takeaway.comhttps://tech.eu/brief/just-eat-takeaway-com-raises-e700-million-finally-gets-the-merger-deal-approved/
About Just Easthttps://www.just-eat.com/about-usHave a look at the About Us Section and the company’s values
‘GREAT’ – at this linkLook at the following to elicit details of their organizational structure & designOverviewhttps://www.cleverism.com/company/just-eat/2014 annual report (look through for pertinent info)https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/j/LSE_JE_2014.pdf
OSEF 2018: The journey of Just Eat UK
Listen to this 37 minute podcast on JustEat, which highlights the important of its founding values and culture.David Buttress (Ex CEO of Just Eat UK, angel investor and Partner at 83 North Venture Capital) gives the morning keynote at Oxford Said (Oxford University) Entrepreneurship Forum in 2018.https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/osef-2018-journey-just-eat-uk
Takeaway.com
Look at the information on Takeaway at their corporate site, noting their structure & values.https://corporate.takeaway.com
Post Merger News
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-8619057/Just-Eat-Takeaway-losses-soar-despite-orders-rising-third.html
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