... the role of organizational silence in a post‐merger stage and its relationship to organizational trust. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Organizational silence Organizational trust Post‐merger attitudes Employee satisfaction Organizational commitment Employees attitudes Acquisitions...

... Acquisitions and mergers Case studies Finland Despite the recent boom in international mergers and acquisitions (IM&As) driven by globalisation, technological change and deregulation (Schweiger and Goulet, 2000), statistics show that the outcome of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is mostly...

.../value The paper offers unique insights into the roles played by the HR function in merger processes. Acquisitions and mergers Human resource management Demark Finland Norway Sweden Ingmar Björkman can be contacted at: ibjorkma@shh.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006...