Managing Growth and Expansion into Global Markets

Chapter 8

Transition Management

Once growth is achieved, there is an important transition period to make the expansion, the merger, and the acquisition successful, which is just how that new initiative is brought into the balance of the organization. No matter how strategic the growth has been, without a successful transition it will all be for naught.

This chapter outlines specific transition strategies.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELL- THOUGHT- OUT TRANSITION PLAN

It is critical to think out a transition plan as far in advance as possible. The transition plan moves a company from strategy and tactics into action or, in other words, from the dream to the reality, from intention to delivery. No matter how successful a growth initiative or acquisition ...