7 Good leadership in mergers or acquisitions is about charisma, dynamics with employees, personality, context, and information processing
A merger or an acquisition is a prime example of organizational change, and there are different theories about what style of leadership is appropriate. Leaders need to tackle issues such as the fear that employees have about the unknown – fears that could lead employees to engage in withdrawal behaviours, lack of commitment, and deliberate reduction in productivity (Fried et al., 1996; Choi et al., 2011). There is also the risk that employees will resist the change by engaging in counterproductive behaviours that jeopardize the success of the merger or the acquisition (Empson, 2001; McEntire & Bentley, 1996; ...
