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In the A case, Dick Leonard had just been appointed to take charge of a proposed merger within the Mobil Oil Corporation. His mission was to merge the French and English speaking divisions of the company's African holdings. Although he had extensive experience, and a long list of accomplishments, Leonard carried a cautious attitude. He understood the magnitude of the task. This case presents questions that executives on a merger team would have to face, but with a twist?the setting is in Africa. What do you have to pay attention to, how do you structure the merger, and what would you do? The B case outlines the changes Leonard and Mobil instituted and offers the opportunity to explore the approach. Together the cases provide rich situations dealing with leadership style, approaches to decision making, a diversity situation, environmental attitudes, and vision or goal differences.