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Understanding the integration mechanisms practiced during organizational change: Evidence from five M & A transactions
Anjali BansalThe purpose of this paper is to report a study of post-integration mechanisms carried out by five multinational mergers and acquisitions (M & A) transactions taken place in…
A discursive textscape of workplace spirituality
Brad S. Long, Cathy DriscollBased on themes the authors observed in workplace spirituality texts, the purpose of this paper is to highlight the historicity of these texts and induce a model to help them…
How to win the attention of top executives: The interaction of an issue’s characteristics and environmental threats
Biao Luo, Qiong Wang, Yuan Lu, Liang LiangThe purpose of this paper is to examine how subsidiary managers gain attention from top executives at headquarters for their desired issue in order to initiate a bottom-up change…
The complexity of wicked problems in large scale change
Sandra Waddock, Greta M. Meszoely, Steve Waddell, Domenico DentoniThe purpose of this paper is to extend and elaborate the notion of successful organizational change to incorporate the concept of large system change (LSC), by developing a…
Modeling the cultural dynamics of resistance and facilitation: Interaction effects in the OC3 model of organizational change
Gail F. LattaThe purpose of this paper is to clarify the role of organizational culture in governing the dynamics of resistance and facilitation of change by explicating the operational…
The Trojan horse mechanism and reciprocal sense-giving to urgent strategic change
Manuel HensmansThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how executives can rapidly gain employee acceptance for strategic change through reciprocal sensegiving. The author draw on a…
Institutional judo: how entrepreneurs use institutional forces to create change
Hans Hansen, Angela Randolph, Shawna Chen, Robert E. Robinson, Alejandra Marin, Jae Hwan Lee– The purpose of this paper is to examine an entrepreneur’s attempt to gain legitimacy and change institutions in a multiple institutions setting.
Climate, communication and participation impacting commitment to change
Sofie Rogiest, Jesse Segers, Arjen van WitteloostuijnThrough the combination of change process, context and content the purpose of this paper is to provide a deeper understanding of failure or success of organizational change. This…
Speaking up when feeling job insecure: The moderating role of punishment and reward sensitivity
Bert Schreurs, Hannes Guenter, I.M. 'Jim' Jawahar, Nele De CuyperThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which felt job insecurity facilitates or hinders employees from raising voice (i.e. speaking up to their authority). The…
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