An emperical analysis on the effects of a merger on employees at Taletso FET college

Abstract

The main focus of the study was to make an analysis on the impact of a merger on employees at Taletso FET College. In order to achieve this, it was necessary to consult literature on the subject which other researchers and writers had written on. This included an in-depth search using the Internet on the subject. This was necessary as it provided an overall understanding and gave insight to the study which also helped the researcher to tap into some other issues which were previously unknown to her. In conducting the investigation, the use of the questionnaire was found to be the best data collection instrument for the methodology. Reasons as to why the questionnaire was preferred as well as the disadvantages of the questionnaire were also stated. Participants were selected from the three colleges, which had merged to create Taletso FET College. The findings of the study were presented in a clear and understandable manner in the form of graphs. The study generally found that during mergers, human issues are often neglected and that if these issues are not properly addressed they can affect the success of the merger. The study through the results also displayed that when people are involved in the merger process, they are likely to remain loyal and remain in their jobs after the merger. It is for this reason that the study concludes that people need to be involved before and during the merger process. The study also gave its findings, conclusion and recommendations and advised that further research needed to be done as the subject was wide and in-exhaustive.