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The effect of leadership style on talent retention during merger and acquisition integration : evidence from China
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Zhang, Jiali, Ahammad, Mohammad Faisal, Tarba, Shlomo, Cooper, Cary L., Glaister, Keith W. and Wang, Jinmin (2015) The effect of leadership style on talent retention during merger and acquisition integration : evidence from China. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26 (7). pp. 1021-1050. doi:10.1080/09585192.2014.908316
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2014.908316
Abstract
Leadership and talent retention are critical HR-related components in post-merger and acquisition (M&A) integration, but the extent to which these factors interact with each other and eventually contribute to the success of post-M&A integration is under-explored. The present study investigates the effect of leadership styles on talent retention strategies and on the effectiveness of post-M&A integration in a Chinese context. Based on in-depth examination of an M&A case study, we propose that an authoritative, coaching, task-focused and relationship-focused approach has a positive influence on talent retention and effective post-M&A integration in a Chinese context. As far as talent retention strategies are concerned, authoritative leaders use communication, whereas leaders adopting a coaching style use an incentive structure to positively influence talent retention. Furthermore, task-focused leaders use position and performance in order to identify and retain talented employees. By contrast, relationship-focused leaders emphasize the guanxi network, communication and an incentive structure in their strategies of talent retention.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Consolidation and merger of corporations, Employee retention, Personnel management | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The International Journal of Human Resource Management | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0958-5192 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 2015 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 26 | ||||||
| Number: | 7 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 30 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1021-1050 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/09585192.2014.908316 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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