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Human Resource Management 1987

Common Patterns of Behavior and Communication in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

David T. Bastien

Hess (United States)

Abstract

This study of common patterns of communication and behavior in mergers and acquisitions relied on a survey of twenty‐one managers and professionals in acquired organizations in three separate mergers or acquisitions (M/A). The survey used focused interviews to construct three cases. Common patterns are identified and a syndrome is specified connecting communication variables with rumor mills, employee turnover, and employee commitment to the new organization.

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10.1002/hrm.3930260103
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