Structures, processes, systems, and procedures.A combined company’s organizational
structure, business processes,measurement and appraisal systems, selection
and staffing practices, and reward systems can help to speed accul turation,
slow it down, or take it off the tracks. What matters here is the extent to which
employees see alignment among all these elements of the organization and not
what leadership intended to do. So, there is a need for timely and candid feedback
regarding structural and procedural changes prompted by the combination. at the professional services firm, an employee attitude survey accomplished this in a cost-effective manner.