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Integration*of*Ventab*and*Fläktia:* Preparation*of*Project*Initiation*Document* by' Johann&Packendorff,'Associate'Professor' KTH'Industrial'Economics'and'Management,'2012' ' It'is'an'early'September'morning'in'Flodköping'in'2013.'The'rising'morning'sun’s'rays'fall'on' the'stillKdewy'car'park'that'is'getting'increasingly'covered'by'yellow'leaves'from'the' surrounding'birches.'Laban'Sköld'gets'out'of'his'V70'with'a'worn'leather'briefcase'in'hand.'It' is'his'second'day'at'Ventab.'He'has'returned'after'spending'several'years'working' elsewhere.'A'lot'of'water'has'passed'under'the'bridge'since'he'last'was'part'of'the' organisation.'But'his'car'occupies'the'same'parking'space'it'did'before,'his'briefcase'is'the' same,'as'is'the'sunlight'glistening'on'the'building.'‘Everything'seems'strangely'familiar’,'he' thinks,'his'lips'forming'a'wry'smile.'Time'for'change!' Laban'has'spent'a'large'portion'of'his'professional'life'at'Ventab,'where'he'has'become'a' renowned'specialist'in'production'management'and'industrial'change.'For'the'last'few'years' he'has'been'working'as'a'management'consultant'in'this'very'field,'but'has'now'decided'to' return'to'his'former'employer'for'family'reasons.'The'previous'day'was'devoted'to'the'usual' firstKdayKatKtheKoffice'tasks:'getting'installed'in'his'new'office,'setting'up'the'eKmail'and' saying'hello'to'colleagues'old'and'new.'One'colleague'he'did'not'have'the'chance'to'meet' was'CFO'Roine'Rydin,'who'was'at'a'fullKday'meeting'with'the'Ventab'group’s'board'of' directors.'But'today'he'will,'and'Laban'will'then'find'out'what'he'will'be'devoting'his' energies'to'in'the'next'few'years.'One'of'the'main'items'on'the'agenda'of'the'board'meeting' was'the'integration'of'new'acquisition,'Fläktia'AB'in'Rolfstad,'and'the'time'has'come'to'plan' the'nuts'and'bolts'of'the'integration'process.'

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