This timely study examines the emotional and behavioral
reactions to mergers and acquisitions. Astrachan's central focus is
on separation anxiety-the cognitive and emotional state caused by
cues of impending departures. He used a simulation of a merger
situation to examine the effects of anxiety about employee
departures on individuals and work groups in an existing company.
Specific questions addressed include: Is separation anxiety
stimulated by the anticipated termination of work group members?
Does the number of people who are leaving a group affect anxiety?
How do the experiences of those who are leaving differ from those
who are staying?
Astrachan begins with two chapters that explore the relationship
between mergers, acquisitions, and separation anxiety at the
individual and group levels and look at the specific patterns of
behaviors and emotions that result from separation anxiety. He then
describes the design of the mergers and ecquisitions simulation
that served as the study's primary method. The fourth and fifth
chapters describe, quantitatively and in the participants' own
words, the results of the simulation exercise and the study's
findings. Exploring work group members' behaviors and emotions
during the simulation, Astrachan addresses such issues as the
similarities among groups within the company and the effects of
mergers on various employee groups. Finally, the author addresses
the implications of his research for a greater understanding of
separation anxiety in everyday life. In an era of recurrent
corporate mergers and acquisitions, their effects on the employees
who are let go, on those who stay, and on the organization are
important issues for human resources executives, organizational
consultants, and stress management specialists. Astrachan's study
marks an important beginning to the examination of these critical
issues.
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