Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Giessner, S.R.
Author-Name-Last: Giessner
Author-Name-First: Steffen
Title: Is the Merger Necessary? The Interactive Effect of Perceived Necessity and Sense of Continuity on Post-Merger Identification
Abstract: The changes experienced during a merger often reduce post-merger organizational identification among the workforce, thereby undermining the strategic goals of the merger. While previous research has shown that employees’ post-merger identification suffers less when they experience a sense of continuity, the current paper explores methods of preserving post-merger identification even when employees experience a sense of discontinuity. It is hypothesized that for these employees, the perceived necessity of the merger strongly influences post-merger identification, because a sense of necessity can reduce the uncertainty that typically inhibits post-merger identification. A field study is presented (N = 144) to support this hypothesis. Finally, implications for the organizational pre-merger communication process are discussed.
Creation-Date: 2011-08-01
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/25725/ERS-2011-017-ORG.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureri
Number: ERS-2011-017-ORG
Keywords: necessity, organizational merger, post-merger identification, sense of continuity, uncertainty
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureri:25725