Anne Ewers has been designated to lead the merger of the Utah Symphony and the Utah Opera and then take over the merged organization as the CEO. She has hired you as her consultant to provide strategies to achieve a successful integration of the two organizationsa significant change for both entities.

Your assignment is to develop a set of recommendations to ensure the merger, and the resulting combined organization has the best chance of long-term success. Specifically, in each of the following areas, you should discuss potential obstacles and remedies to a successful merger:

Structure Provide recommendations for how you believe the new entity should be structured, and why, use diagrams as relevant. Cite relevant research as applicable.

Culture Provide recommendations on what you believe Ms. Ewers and her team should do to build a high performing culture during and after the merger. Cite relevant research as applicable.

Change Management Provide recommendations on what Ms. Ewers and her team should do to enable a smooth and successful change from two entities to one merged entity, and why.