The integration of acquired or merging firms is a key driver of the success or failure of
mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Over the last 30 years, a substantial body of research has …

Over the past two decades, a growing body of research on human resource management
(HRM) has analyzed the relationship between international HRM and institutions. This work …

Sociocultural factors are important determinants of merger and acquisition (M&A) outcomes.
Despite advances in this field, our understanding of sociocultural factors in M&As remains …

Research has demonstrated that turnover rates among employees and executives in the
acquired firm are much higher during an M&A event. Recent empirical and review articles on …

Communication is generally viewed as a critical component in mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) performance, yet surprisingly little research has examined the link between different …

This study examines changing employment brands in the context of a multinational
acquisition, specifically the implications for current employees. Using a sample (N= 251) …

Employee emotions have received little attention in the literature on M&A outcomes. As
acquisitions are highly emotional events for the employees of the acquired organization …

Recent M&A studies on human issues frequently call upon the 'merger syndrome'as a typical
post-merger phenomenon and a concept used to describe the–usually negative–effects on …

The literature on human resource management (HRM) indicates that HRM plays an
important role in merger and acquisition (M&A) integration success, but pays little attention …

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