The Negative Impact of Mergers and Takeovers on Employees

• Authors: Lupina-Wegener A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The objective of the article is to present a destructive impact of mergers and acquisitions on employees, which is considered to be a key barrier in achieving their expected performance. Analyses are based on theoretical and empirical research conducted by the author while completing her doctoral dissertation on human resource management in mergers and acquisitions. Firstly, individual perceptions and key factors of stress are discussed. Secondly, merger syndrome is presented as well as an impact of employees' behavior on merger performance. Finally, effective methods of reduction of a negative impact of mergers and acquisitions on employees are proposed.

Keywords

EN

IMPACT (NEGATIVE) ON EMPLOYEES; MERGER; TAKEOVER

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Institute of Labor and Social Studies, Warsaw
• Journal: Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3-4(42-43)
• Pages: 53-61
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Lupina-Wegener A.

• A. Lupina-Wegener, Universite de Geneve, Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), Geneve, Suisse

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05PLAAAA00511319