EXPECTATIONS FOR POSTCOMBINATION ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE - A STUDY OF RESPONSES TO MERGER AND ACQUISITION SCENARIOS

被引：22

作者：

RENTSCH, JR ^{[1
]}

SCHNEIDER, B ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV MARYLAND,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1991年 / 21卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1559-1816.1991.tb02725.x

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

A scenario experiment was conducted to investigate expectations for postmerger/acquisition (combination) life. Relative size of participants' organization (i.e., being in an organization of smaller, equal or larger size), and the motive for combining (growth or survival) were predicted to influence postcombination expectations regarding personal autonomy, the use of power, postcombination sense of organizational morale/identity, feelings of job security, and career opportunities. After reading scenarios of organizational combinations in which relative organizational size and motive were manipulated, 252 MBA students responded to questionnaires designed to assess their postcombination expectations. Results indicated that size and motive had significant effects on expectations. In brief (a) the most positive postcombination expectations were from persons in larger organizations when the motive for combining was growth and (b) the least positive postcombination expectations were from persons from smaller organizations when survival was the motive for combining. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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页码：233 / 252

页数：20

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