Managing the Human Element: The Impact of a Merger or Acquisition

Maureen L. Mackenzie-Ruppel

Managing the Human Element: The Impact of a Merger or Acquisition

Maureen L. Mackenzie-Ruppel

School of Business

Research & Scholarship: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Organizations that are acquired are done so with the intention of improving the economic position of the principals, yet, there are stakeholders who are negatively affected by a change in leadership due to a merger or an acquisition. How a company is assumed or acquired may have a positive impact on shareholders, but a negative impact on employees. The human aspect of mergers and acquisitions, and its impact on people and performance, is the focus of this paper. The authors will discuss the business related human behaviors such as management resistance, employee resistance, organizational transition, communication, and leadership’s role.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Annual Conference
State	Published - Apr 1 2013

Keywords

mergers
acquisitions
business
human element

Disciplines

Business

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https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/bus_fac/17

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