3-4-page executive brief that addresses the following merger-related items:

1. Recommend a relevant HR trend or practice that would be useful to consider as part of this merger. Justify your recommendation.
2. Analyze HR's primary role(s) as a strategic corporate partner in merging the workforces of the organizations.
3. Recommend an HRM model that would effectively steer the joining of each organization's employees into a single, cohesive workforce. Justify your recommendation.
4. Recommend two initial steps that HR should initiate to develop an effective relationship between HR and management. Justify your recommendation.