BarkBark Inc.and Happy Toys Ltd.BarkBark Inc.and Happy Toys Ltd.are considering a merger and are unsure whether their two organizations will have a difficult time with clashing cultures.They perform a detailed diagnosis collecting and analyzing the gathered data about the two merging companies.They identify a several overlapping values which they feel that they can effectively meld into a cohesive new culture.What type of cultural merge would be best in this situation?

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Integration is used to combine the two or more cultures into a new composite culture that preserves the best features of the previous cultures.Integration is slow and potentially risky because there are many forces preserving the existing cultures.Still, this strategy should be considered when the companies have relatively weak cultures or when their cultures include several overlapping values.