Identity Versus Culture in Mergers of Equals

Srilata Zaheer, Margaret Schomaker and Mehmet Genc ()

European Management Journal, 2003, vol. 21, issue 2, 185-191

Abstract: We suggest that organizational identity -- 'who we are' -- may be as influential as culture -- 'how we do things' -- in affecting the integration process, especially in mergers of equals. We also suggest that the framing of a merger as one of 'equals' is itself likely to reinforce existing organizational identities by setting up an expectation of strict equality in all aspects of the merger.

Keywords: Identity; Culture; Integration; Mergers; of; equals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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