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dc.contributor.authorLiang, Shuang-
dc.contributor.authorLupina-Wegener, Anna-
dc.contributor.authorUllrich, Johannes-
dc.contributor.authorvan Dick, Rolf-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-24T15:12:56Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-24T15:12:56Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.issn1469-7017de_CH
dc.identifier.issn1479-1811de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27168-
dc.description.abstractThis 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.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherRoutledgede_CH
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Change Managementde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectAgile organizational identityde_CH
dc.subjectChangede_CH
dc.subjectM&Ade_CH
dc.subjectPost-merger identificationde_CH
dc.subjectPerceived inferior statusde_CH
dc.subject.ddc658.1: Organisation und Finanzende_CH
dc.title‘Change is our continuity’ : Chinese managers’ construction of post-merger identification after an acquisition in Europede_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInternational Management Institute (IMI)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14697017.2021.1951812de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-27168-
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zhaw.pages.end78de_CH
zhaw.pages.start59de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume22de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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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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