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 …

The hospitality industry is under threat from COVID-19 and the possibility of future crises
remains very real. To improve understanding of how such a crisis impacts the attractiveness …

In this in-depth, qualitative case study, we elucidate how the emotions of middle managers
impact their sensemaking and sensegiving practices during post-merger integration (PMI) …

Retaining key employees is often one of the most crucial goals when an acquirer buys a
target firm. However, what determines whether employees stay or leave once the firm has …

This study examines how perceptions of cultural friction and changes in job characteristics
influence attitudes and work-related outcomes of senior and middle managers during the …

Integration process performance, capturing the extent to which integration teams realize
their integration milestones, is significant in absorption acquisitions, because it constitutes …

Abstract Research Summary This article applies a mixed‐method approach to explore the
complexities of post‐mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integration processes. Extant literature …

Our study demonstrates that the pre-M&A phase provides breeding ground for irrational
behavior in the form of cognitive biases. These biases not only arise within acquiring and …

This article offers an empirical demonstration of how different employees perceive the speed
of change during the post-merger integration (PMI) process. As such, it adds to the growing …

Researchers and practitioners have become increasingly interested in the role of political
orientation in the workplace. Importantly, people do not always agree with other members of …