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
DOI: https://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.