The challenge of merging: Merger patterns, premerger status, and merger support

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-352

  Giessner, Steffen R ^a,f   Viki, G Tendayi ^b   Otten, Sabine ^c   Terry, Deborah J ^d   Täuber, Susanne ^e  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^f ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Merger patterns; Organizational dominance; Organizational merger; Premerger status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33644977629     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205282151     Document Type: Article

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