8-22. Concept Integration. One of your competitors has approached you with a merger proposal. The economies of scale would be terrific. So are the growth possibilities.

There’s just one issue to be resolved. Your competitor is organized under a flat structure and uses many crossfunctional teams. Your company is organized under a traditional tall structure that is departmentalized by function. Using your knowledge of culture clash(see page 134), what are the likely issues you will encounter if these two organizations are merged?