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The unbundling of a South African state-owned enterprise represents a significant structural transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and energy transition. However, this restructuring raises concerns about its socio-economic impact on employees. This study investigates this implication by exploring employee job security and working conditions. Grounded in Organizational Change Theory, the study employs a qualitative approach and obtain insights from interviews. Findings indicate that employees experience heightened job insecurity, worsened working conditions, and uncertainty regarding future employment prospects. Despite some optimism about potential market competition most employees perceive the unbundling as poorly managed and lacking transparency. The study calls for improved employee engagement, targeted policy interventions, and enhanced communication strategies. Transparent communication strategies are recommended to mitigate employee anxiety during unbundling. These findings contribute to academic discourse on entity restructuring while providing policy-relevant insights for ensuring a more inclusive and sustainable transition. In this volatile environment, employee and external stakeholder concerns are crucial for organisation’s sustainability and competitive advantage. 

Corporate mergers are important for organizations to position themselves for growth and development. Stanbic Bank was formed as a result of a merger between CFC Bank and Stanbic Bank. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the merger has led to positive outcomes, but specific aspects of the merger that have contributed towards the organizational development of Stanbic Bank remain unclear. The study investigated the influence of Post-Merger Restructuring on the organizational development of Stanbic Bank Kenya. It was guided by efficiency theory and collected data from 27 branch managers and 9 senior sectional heads using a semi-structured questionnaire where a 75% response rate was achieved. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that post-merger restructuring has a positive and statistically significant influence on organizational development at Stanbic Bank. The researcher concluded that post-merger restructuring had a positive influence on the organizational development of banks. The study recommends that banks should retrain their workforce, inculcate new culture, and redesign their operations in the post-merger period so as to realize the intended benefits.