The management of post-merger cultural integration: implications from the hotel industry
Saunders, M, Altinay, L and Riordan, K (2009) The management of post-merger cultural integration: implications from the hotel industry Service Industries Journal, 29 (10). 1359 - 1375.
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of post merger management of cultural integration in the hotel industry. Using a mixed method design incorporating a structured card sort of possible feelings and subsequent in-depth interview, data were collected from Head Office employees. Findings highlight the importance of human dynamics of a merger, emphasising the importance of strong leadership, open and honest communication as pre-cursors to mutual learning and suggesting the need for a pre merger cultural audit. Merging two organisations involves the dedication of a remarkable level of resources and activities both before and after the M&As and yet, a successful outcome is uncertain and it is subject to effective management of cultural integration.
|Divisions :||Faculty of Business, Economics and Law > Surrey Business School|
|Depositing User :||Dr Maria Rodriguez-Marquez|
|Date Deposited :||12 Oct 2010 15:42|
|Last Modified :||23 Sep 2013 18:38|
Actions (login required)
Downloads per month over past year