Assessing culture at Sun Microsystems: Using a unique exercise to generate vital cultural data during an acquisition

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.

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