Individual values and organizational culture during a merger: immovable objects or shifting sands?
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Individual values and organizational culture during a merger: immovable objects or shifting sands? |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 1811 |
Book Title | Handbook of research on mergers and acquisitions |
Authors | Kavanagh, Marie H. (Author) and Ashkanasy, Neal M. (Author) |
Editors | Weber, Yaakov |
Page Range | 203-229 |
Chapter Number | 8 |
Number of Pages | 27 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781848449565 |
9781781953655 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848449565.00016 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848449565.00016.xml |
Abstract | In this chapter, we discuss empirical findings of a longitudinal, multi-level quantitative study of three large tertiary education organizations during a merger. Our findings illustrate the importance of understanding the values of individuals who comprise each organization, the culture of the organizations involved, and how these variables interact during a merger process. We focus in particular on the extent and direction of change to individual values and organizational culture during the acculturation process that occurs post-merger, and especially the impact on individuals when they perceive dissonance between their personal values and the direction of changes they perceive in post-merger organizational culture. Four methods of acculturation are investigated with results indicating that the method of acculturation which occurred between merging parties depended on the approach taken to manage the merger i.e. immediate, incremental, indifferent – with consequent outcomes for both individual values and organizational cultures. |
Keywords | organizational culture; individual values; acculturation; change management |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
350709. Organisation and management theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q09qw/individual-values-and-organizational-culture-during-a-merger-immovable-objects-or-shifting-sands
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