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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27168| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | ‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe |
| Authors: | Liang, Shuang Lupina-Wegener, Anna Ullrich, Johannes van Dick, Rolf |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812 10.21256/zhaw-27168 |
| Published in: | Journal of Change Management |
| Volume(Issue): | 22 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page(s): | 59 |
| Pages to: | 78 |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 1469-7017 1479-1811 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Agile organizational identity; Change; M&A; Post-merger identification; Perceived inferior status |
| Subject (DDC): | 658.1: Organization and finance |
| Abstract: | This article examines organizational identification construction in mergers and acquisitions (M&As). The majority of existing studies have focused on antecedents and outcomes of post-merger identification (PMI) in Western contexts. While more and more Chinese cross-border M&As are taking place, how Chinese employees construct PMI remains underexplored. We adopted a qualitative case study approach to investigate how Chinese managers construct PMI after acquiring a European company. As the main contribution, we introduce the concept of agile organizational identity (AOI), wherein agility is a central, enduring and distinctive characteristic of an organization, i.e. ‘who we are and who we want to be’. Our findings reveal that AOI is leveraged by Chinese managers to deal with their perceived inferior status, help them cope with the change and contribute to the construction of a strong PMI. We believe that our study provides a new perspective on how employees can effectively cope with organizational change while maintaining a sense of identity continuity. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27168 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | International Management Institute (IMI) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Liang, S., Lupina-Wegener, A., Ullrich, J., & van Dick, R. (2021). ‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe. Journal of Change Management, 22(1), 59–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812
Liang, S. et al. (2021) ‘‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe’, Journal of Change Management, 22(1), pp. 59–78. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812.
S. Liang, A. Lupina-Wegener, J. Ullrich, and R. van Dick, “‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe,” Journal of Change Management, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 59–78, 2021, doi: 10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812.
LIANG, Shuang, Anna LUPINA-WEGENER, Johannes ULLRICH und Rolf VAN DICK, 2021. ‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europe. Journal of Change Management. 2021. Bd. 22, Nr. 1, S. 59–78. DOI 10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812
Liang, Shuang, Anna Lupina-Wegener, Johannes Ullrich, and Rolf van Dick. 2021. “‘Change Is Our Continuity’ : Chinese Managers’ Construction of Post-Merger Identification after an Acquisition in Europe.” Journal of Change Management 22 (1): 59–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812.
Liang, Shuang, et al. “‘Change Is Our Continuity’ : Chinese Managers’ Construction of Post-Merger Identification after an Acquisition in Europe.” Journal of Change Management, vol. 22, no. 1, 2021, pp. 59–78, https://doi.org/10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812.
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