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The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on People at Work: Existing Research and Issues

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Mergers and acquisitions are a high risk form of business activity involving the collective annual investment of billions of pounds and affecting the working lives of millions of employees. It has been suggested that in the long term between 50–80 per cent of all mergers are considered to be financially unsuccessful (Marks, 1988b), and in terms of financial return, represent ‘at best an each way bet’ (Lorenz, 1986).

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Cartwright, S., Cooper, C.L. (2013). The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on People at Work: Existing Research and Issues. In: Cooper, C.L. (eds) From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 2. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137309341_8

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