Business Integration

Business integration refers to all the linkages that exist between various activities and processes of a company in such way that value is added. Business integration strategies are used to cross-train management and employees, reduce ineffective communication and cut supplier costs. Integration helps to streamline operations and can reduce overhead as well as personnel costs by reducing the need for additional staff and the resources they use.

Companies that use Business Integration

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Functions of Human Resource Management in the Business Integration Process

  The human resource management team plays a very important role in business integration process.

Dessler outlines several functions of of the human resource manager in integrating business processes which include ensuring that changes are communicated effectively to employees, sourcing key talent and developing suitable retention strategies and reorganizing the organizational structure to ensure that the right employees are being assigned to each role.

 Another function of the HRM is to keep labour costs low. This can be achieved by cross training employees, enabling the workforce to perform a variety of tasks resulting a smaller workforce when processes are linked. Business integration also eliminates redundancies between departments/ business.