A long-term perspective on integration: The case of a serial acquirer and fundamental human values




Johanna Raitis

Johanna Raitis, Riikka Harikkala-Laihinen, Melanie E. Hassett, Niina Nummela

2018

Socio-Cultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions - The Nordic Approach

95

117

978-3-319-74340-0

978-3-319-74341-7

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74341-7_5



Speed in integration may not always deliver what it promises. If
organisational unity is sought for, the integration should not be
regarded as a one-time ad hoc event, but rather as a long-term
socio-cultural process. By evaluating employees’ perceptions of fairness
in their organisation the chapter suggests how fairness may constitute
the building of organisational unity in a multinational organisation
after a merger and acquisition. From the data collected in seven
different countries, cultural differences in interpreting fairness in an
organisational context are also noted.



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