Identifying employee resistance during the threat of a merger: an analysis of employee perceptions and commitment to an organization in a pre-merger context.

This research assessed potential resistance to a propos merger by means of examining how individual perceptions of organizational succes piece of work security, and communication related to organizational commitment in the words immediately preceding [i]or[/i] following of a pre-merger situation. Literature is used to support the position that highly committed individuals are more likely to support change (i.e., the possible merger) while individuals with lower commitment to the organization are more likely to resist the pending merger The analyses indicated that perceptions of organizational succes piece of work security, and communication ...