Lenovo announces plans to buy IBM X86 business

Lenovo announced its plans to buy IBM's X86 business shortly after it broke out of the IBM-Shenzhen factory strike, which ended with the release of IBM's labor agreement with 20 fierce protesters, which has been pushed to the forefront by the "blue giants". This is not surprising, although Lenovo and IBM's X86 server division remain independent until the merger is announced, but how can the future owner be completely detached? But if the workers ' strike is really about choosing such a drastic way because of concerns and dissatisfaction with Lenovo, what is behind it, and is it necessary? Let's analyze This:

Start with this strike fuse:

The incident began with an IBM compensation agreement, "if the employee requests to retain the working life, in Lenovo will enjoy the same working life of all the benefits enjoyed by employees, such as the settlement of IBM's working life to Lenovo, then will receive n compensation; If you choose to leave, you get n 1 compensation plus 6000 yuan in cash (N for working years at IBM). ”

From this agreement, IBM's employees ' compensation is nothing wrong, not to mention the slightest incentive for employees to leave the information. At the same time, Lenovo, as the future owner, has publicly shown that it is willing to accept all IBM-turned employees and pay no less than the previous level. The workers ' strike is somewhat emotional, from the commitments made by both companies to their employees.

So, or are IBM workers extremely worried about the state of being a Lenovo employee? I have some understanding of this, it is learned that Lenovo information products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (LIPC) and the trouble of the IBM Shenzhen factory just across the road, there are a lot of disorderly IBM workers tried to persuade LIPC staff to strike together, but this did not happen. And, in Shenzhen, a city dependent on migrant workers, Lenovo LIPC Factory's New Year's rework rate has been among the top.

Besides, do you remember? Yang has spent two years in a row paying 3 million of dollars from personal bonuses to reward Lenovo's grassroots staff, who can get nearly 2000 yuan a bonus. More importantly, Lenovo pioneered Chinese companies and became the first Chinese company to be selected for the "Top 50 of the best employers in the World" published by Youku. To become Lenovo employees in the end lucky or not, I believe we have their own judgment in mind.

Finally, or is there a possible corporate culture conflict after the merger caused the strikers to worry? If the hour dial to Lenovo's acquisition of IBM PC business, not to mention IBM employees will worry, believe that every Chinese people also pinch the sweat, especially to the corporate culture of the impact of the uncertainty. But it turns out that Lenovo has not only succeeded, also summed up a set of experience, such as Yang's "frank, respect, compromise," the six-word policy to promote stability and integration between enterprises, or Lenovo created a "cultural cocktail" activities to accelerate cultural intermediation, so that after the acquisition of Japanese NEC, Germany medion, Many foreign companies, such as Brazil's CCE, have been successful. Fear of cultural conflict can not be integrated into Lenovo, it is really unfounded.

IBM Shenzhen Strikers, what they want to get may also continue to dig, but some media indiscriminate put the dirty water all splashed Lenovo, the cause of the strike is to refuse to be Lenovo's acquisition, dissatisfaction with Lenovo salary, it really is "foreign moon more Round" psychological trouble!