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Alumni and their alma mater: a partial test of the reformulated model of organizational identification

Article Abstract:

A proposed model of organizational identification (OID) among alumni was tested using a sample derived from a northeastern, all-male religous college in the US. OID is the internalization of the successes and failures of the organization as that of the members'. OID was related to several concepts concerning organizational antecedents, individual antecedents and organizational consequences. Results indicate that all antecedents, except for interorganizational competition, recency of attendance, number of schools attended and mentor-student relationships, are significantly correlated.

Models, Universities and colleges, College graduates, Group identity, Social identity, Alumni

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Managers' reactions to a corporate acquisition: a test of an integrative model

Article Abstract:

A structural model of middle-level managers' reactions to corporate acquisitions and mergers is proposed. The model assumes that the acquisition occurred under a hostile environment, with the acquiring company imposing new policies and procedures. Organizational stress and the changes in job control after the acquisition were evaluated using survey data from 91 managers. The results reveal that takeovers have potentially adverse effects on the acquired employees. Practices for dealing with this potential stress should be established to reduce the risk of losing acquired employees.

Psychological aspects, Analysis, Acquisitions and mergers, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Executives, Organizational behavior

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Buyer-supplier alliances in the automobile industry: how exit-voice strategies influence interpersonal relationships

Article Abstract:

Research into the relationship between automobile manufacturers and their suppliers is presented, with focus on the buyers' use of cooperative or threatening behavior in their dealings.

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Research, Automobile industry, Interpersonal relations, Social interaction

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