The Impact of Transformational Leadership and Leader-Member Exchange on Socialization in Mergers and Acquisitions

Authors

Robert W. Reich, Tarleton State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-15-2011

DOI

http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1967087

Abstract

The world of mergers and acquisitions are often fraught with change, loss of identity and uncertainty for the workers who remain. The consolidation of work-groups can result in new roles, unfamiliar faces, new social structure and the introduction of foreign processes. The need to quickly establish new social networks and social groups are essential to reestablish the individual’s sense of belonging, comfort with the new organization and secure the future to support productivity. Leaders assigned the responsibility for executing work-group consolidations or the integration of business units to a new organization play a key role in support of employee adjustment. A successful leader will recognize the contribution that Transformational Leadership skills play to facilitate the re-socialization of the work-groups by leveraging Leader-Member Exchange and extolling a clear concise vision with which followers can identify. The following proposal establishes a mechanism to empirically demonstrate the effectiveness of Transformational Leadership and LMX in the post-M&A socialization of work groups.

Publication

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Department

College of Business and Management

Publication History

Date Written: October 15, 2011 2 Dec 2011 | Last revised: 16 Dec 2022

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Lynn University.

Recommended Citation

Reich, R. W. (2011). The impact of transformational leadership and leader-member exchange on socialization in mergers and acquisitions. Social Science and Research Network's (SSRN) Electronic Journal. http://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1967087.