Organizational Socialization Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions Integration: Helpfulness to Organizational Commitment

I discuss that particular OS practices that are useful for information acquisition about job and firm related aspects impact the organizational commitment (OC) of the employees. Following a merger decision, employees need to be guided by their organizations due to the uncertain environment the merger event creates and the unique characteristics of the merger process. The helpfulness of OS practices and domains is examined for the employees of merging organizations. I find that training programs have a positive effect on OC during the integration period, while social activities and observation have negative effects. There is no support for the effect of information types on OC. There is a positive relationship between OC and the acquisition of information on formal organizational goals and values through the HRM department and a negative one when the same information is obtained through manual/written sources and coworkers. Also, getting information on individual work roles through observation creates a negative effect on OC. Finally, information on changing HR practices through orientation programs and manual/written sources positively impacts OC.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Yalabik, Zeynep Yesim

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dencker, John C.

• Business Administration, General

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3337968

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87480