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| Author: | Dackert, I. |
| Title: | Eliciting and Analysing Employees' Expectations of a Merger |
| Journal: | Human Relations
2003 : JUN, VOL. 56:6, p. 705-726 |
| Index terms: | MERGERS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE REPERTORY GRIDS METHOD STUDY SWEDEN |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The merger of the head offices of two public service organizations in Sweden was used to examine differences in the meanings that employees attach to the organizations involved and their expectations of the new merged organization, nine months prior to the merger. A two-stage methodology was used combining the repertory grid method with a survey questionnaire based on the elicited constructs. Predictions from a social constructivist perspective on culture and social identity theory were largely confirmed. The results showed that both groups expected one of them to be dominant after the merger. The study has practical implications for how to manage the merger integration process. |
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