1. Article SummaryThe David and Goliath newspaper article examines the issue of mergers and acquisitions of an organization and concerns communication between employees and top management. The article also examines various data collections that the changes show early results in a reduction in the negative effects of the merger. Communication is an important way to help management reduce employee anxiety and doubts resulting from the lawsuit of the merger. Predictable changes should be communicated quickly to employees to prevent negative feelings such as stress, job dissatisfaction and low work engagement. Studies show that communication increases employee performance and decreases their uncertainty. Another personalized method is the realistic job preview, the main function of which is to reduce new employees' anxiety by clarifying their performance expectations and guide them in the transition to the new job. It provides complete and detailed information on the positive and negative aspects of the job. This makes the new employee feel more confident in their job, less likely to quit, and committed to the organization. Communication also plays a role in the process of changing new employees. Although the above-mentioned methods are a source of uncertainty for employees, there is no empirical evidence to justify this idea. The study featured in the article aimed to conclude whether mergers and acquisitions activity works to produce uncertainty and other negative outcomes. In this case, a communication program based on the realistic job preview model serves to test whether the program could reduce the negative effects of mergers and acquisitions on employees. Therefore, an experiment called realistic fusion preview was to provide a clear example. .... middle of paper ......asy, Marie H. Kavanagh, and Neal M. “The Impact of Leadership and Change Management Strategy on the Organization.” British Journal of Management, 2006: S81-S103. Denisi, David M. Schweiger, and Angelo S. "The Academy of Management Journal." Employee Communication Following a Merger: A Longitudinal Field Experiment, 1991: 110-135. Fishman, N. and L. Kavanaugh. "Finding the missing quality link." Journal for Quality and Participation, 1989: 28–32. David M. Schweiger and Angelo S. Denisi. 1991. “Communication with Employees Following a Merger: A Longitudinal Field Experiment.” The Academy of Management Journal 34: 110-135.Teh and Girardi. 2013. Organizational development and change: practical manual, readings and case studies. 4th ed. Customized.solutions. AustraliaCummings, T., & Worley, C. (2009). Organizational development and change. 9th ed. Singapore: Cengage Learning
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