Un model integrativ al consecinþelor achiziþiilor internaþionale la nivel individual
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attitudes towards acquisition, trust in managementAbstract
The current study developed and tested a model of the emergence of the attitudes towards organizational
change and turnover intentions in the context of a foreign acquisition. Based on a sample of 172 employees surveyed
from the acquired organization a fully mediated and a partially mediated model were compared with the
second providing the best fit to the data. Job pressure and communication were revealed as antecedents of both
procedural justice and trust in management. Occupational stress had a direct influence on attitudes towards acquisition
and turnover intentions, while communication influenced those variables indirectly, via the level of trust.
An important issue exposed by the model was the importance of the level of trust in management of organizations.
Employees need to feel that the organization is preoccupied by themselves and their interests. The
behaviour of the management significantly influences employees’ perception of the organization that is why companies
should pay attention to the way they communicate and implement the changes in the context of acquisitions.
The relationships in the model additionally prove that the psychological aspects play a major role in the
integration process, by their significant impact on the general attitudes towards change and their consequences on
organizational behaviour.
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