Identifying the Factors Affecting the Successful Merger of Iranian State Organizations: Based on Thematic Analysis Approach

The purpose of this research is to identify the factors affecting the successful merger of Iranian state (Ministry of Sport and Youths) organizations.

The research method was applied according to the purpose, cross-sectional according to the time of data collection, and descriptive-survey according to the data collection method.  The statistical population includes all the employees of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and the participants of the research are human resources specialists and experts who worked in the Ministry of Sport and Youths before and after the merger, and university experts, including professors in the field of human resources who have taught and researched in this field for at least 10 years.  give  Thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the collected data.

Factors affecting successful merger in state organizations were identified in 6 main factors, including individual,organizational, legal, communication, strategic, managerial, and 21 sub-indices. Paying attention to these factors, on the one hand, will reduce organizational tensions after the merger and prevent the failure of the organization after the merger. And on the other hand, it facilitates the management after the merger and increases synergy, creates unity of organizational identity and increases knowledge and awareness in this field, and can be the basis for practical, effective and successful merger.

Originality:

 Many studies have been conducted on the factors influencing successful integration (internal and external backgrounds) that have only measured the impact of one variable in relation to the subject in question.  In fact, there is no comprehensive framework regarding the factors influencing successful integration. The contribution of the present research is that in order to achieve a correct change, the correct integration (what strategies should be used, what factors should be paid attention to and to what extent). It should be insisted that until now, in previous researches, all the influencing factors on a successful integration have not been examined in a coherent framework and there is no theoretical record in the previous literature. In general, it can be said that the contribution of this research,  Presenting a coherent framework that examines all the factors affecting successful integration with thematic analysis approach, and this research has tried to help fill this gap.