2017-10-17
Examining Organisational Identification in Times of a Merger
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Describing leadership in relation to antecedents of organisational identification
The! merger! in! the! health! care! industry! has! become! a! frequent! strategy! to! create! mutual! organisational!benefits,!such!as!economies!of! scale,! scope!or!diversification.!Although!hospitals! mention!efficiency,!increase!in!quality!and!lowered!costs!as!the!main!reasons!to!merge,!there!are! few!clear!signs!of!most!of!these!benefits!yet.!This!study!set!out!to!describe!leadership!as!it!relates! to! known! antecedents! of,! else! described! as! relevant! factors! contributing! to,! organisational! identification,! an! element! that! is! known! to! influence! the! success! of! mergers.! Organisational! identification! is! best! defined! as! “…a" relatively" enduring" state" that" reflects" an" individual’s" willingness" to" define" him6" or" herself" as" a"member" of" a" particular" organisation…”" (Haslam,! 2004:! 281).! In! times! of! drastic! change,!employees’! organisational! identification!may! change! intensely! and!rapidly!when!not!taken!care!of!properly.!! This! study’s! analysis! of! two!major! hospitals! in! the! Netherlands! indicates! that! their! respective! mergers! have! had! consequences! for! employees’! motivation,! performance! and! wellQbeing.! Moreover,!employees! appear! to! be! in! an! uncertain,! unwilling! or! searching! state.! Results! from! qualitative!and!quantitative!research!show!that!organisational!identification!among!employees!is! significantly! diminished! during! the!merger.! TopQ! and! middle!management! seem! to! reciprocally! influence! each! other,! which! reflects! on! their! employees,! in! turn! affecting! said! antecedents! of! identification!with! the!organisation.! A! certain! level!of!commitment! and! approach! to! leadership! can! be! concluded! to! influence! antecedents! that! contribute! to! positive! identification.! Finally,! implications!for!this!study!and!its!selected!approach!are!discussed.! In!order!to!meet!the!objective!of!this!study,!the!manner!in!which!leadership!is!applied!by!topQ!and! middle! management,! as! it! relates! to! antecedents! of! organisational! identification! among! employees,!during!a!merger,!is!described.!
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Olie, R.L., Roodink, A.J. | |
hdl.handle.net/2105/41275 | |
Strategisch Management & Strategische Vernieuwing | |
Organisation | RSM: Parttime Master Bedrijfskunde |
Hoven, D. van den (Daphne). (2017, October 17). Examining Organisational Identification in Times of a Merger. Strategisch Management & Strategische Vernieuwing. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2105/41275
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