The impact of leadership and change management strategy on organizational culture and individual acceptance of change during a merger
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Article Title | The impact of leadership and change management strategy on organizational culture and individual acceptance of change during a merger |
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ERA Journal ID | 19155 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kavanagh, Marie (Author) and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (Author) |
Journal Title | British Journal of Management |
Journal Citation | 17 (Supplement), pp. S81-S103 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1045-3172 |
1467-8551 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00480.x |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00480.x |
Abstract | This article reports a longitudinal study that examined mergers between three large multi-site public-sector organizations. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis are used to examine the effect of leadership and change management strategies on acceptance of cultural change by individuals. Findings indicate that in many cases the change that occurs as a result of a merger is imposed on the leaders themselves, and it is often the pace of change that inhibits the successful re-engineering of the culture. In this respect, the success or otherwise of any merger hinges on individual perceptions about the manner in which the process is handled and the direction in which the culture is moved. Communication and a transparent change process are important, as this will often determine not only how a leader will be regarded, but who will be regarded as a leader. Leaders need to be competent and trained in the process of transforming organizations to ensure that individuals within the organization accept the changes prompted by a merger. |
Keywords | mergers; organizational culture; transforming organisations; individual perceptions |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350799. Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified |
350711. Organisational planning and management | |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z5z1/the-impact-of-leadership-and-change-management-strategy-on-organizational-culture-and-individual-acceptance-of-change-during-a-merger
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