Accelerating Postmerger Integration

The transition acceleration model has also been used successfully as a driver of postmerger integration, during which many people are in transition simultaneously . Its impact goes beyond accelerating individual managers into their new positions , however.

When organizations collide, the two populations effectively start out speaking different languages. Culture clashes are often as much about language as they are about values. Misunderstandings generate conflict, which undermines the integration process. The transition acceleration model is a new language that both organizations can learn together.