... have continental European ownership. In other respects, the companies are similar. All seven are unionised companies; all have been actively engaged in merger and acquisition activity or in listing on or de‐listing from the stock market in the period of the study; all have sought to promote partnership...

... of the cultural context within which the firm operates, and managers keeping an open mind with regard to the different values and perceptions held by others. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Values Language Multi‐cultural society Organization Mergers and acquisitions One of the most embarrassing...

..., and even disciplinary procedures all feature for today’s volunteer (Davis Smith, 1998). It is even the case that some voluntary organisations are paying workers whom they are still labelling as “volunteers” (Blacksell and Philips, 1994). Employment law Charities Mergers and acquisitions Employees...

... management. Integrity is an important factor in the evaluation of trustworthiness and even though alone it is not sufficient to cause trust, lack of it is possible to undermine trust. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Employee relations Mergers and acquisitions Top management Acquisitions...

... Mergers and acquisitions Next, the article proposes a typology of behaviors and discusses the relationships among employee responses to the acquisition. The impact of attitudinal variables on behaviors is examined to understand better what predicts each of them. The article then presents the factors...

...Gerald Vinten The human aspects of mergers and acquisitions receive less emphasis than the more easily controlled financial aspects. A review of the existing literature and research suggests that mergers and acquisitions often fail or are sub‐optimal due to the neglect of these human aspects...