Impact of takeover processes on employees: Evidence from food, retail and financial sector

Takeover processes imply integration of different organizational cultures, especially in case of crossborder takeovers. Using a survey questionnaire, authors conducted a research to examine the changes and satisfaction with all interest groups in taken over companies operating in fields of food indu...

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Published inEkonomika poljoprivrede (1979) Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 1393 - 1412
Main Authors Andrasic, Jelena, Mirovic, Vera, Milenkovic, Nada, Kalas, Branimir, Pjanic, Milos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belgrade Balkan Scientific Association of Agricultural Economists 01.01.2017
Naučno društvo agrarnih ekonomista Balkana, Beograd; Institut za ekonomiku poljoprivrede, Beograd i Akademija ekonomskih nauka, Bukurešt
Subjects
Acquisitions & mergers
Banking industry
Banks
Chambers of commerce
Corporate culture
Data processing
Discriminant analysis
Due diligence
Employees
financial institution
Financial institutions
Financial services
Food
Food industry
Food processing industry
Foreign investment
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Human resources
Interest groups
Management decisions
Market shares
Privatization
Publishing
Questionnaires
retail industry
Stockholders
Studies
Success
Tables (data)
takeover
Target acquisition
Wages & salaries
United Kingdom > UK
Serbia
United States > US
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Summary:Takeover processes imply integration of different organizational cultures, especially in case of crossborder takeovers. Using a survey questionnaire, authors conducted a research to examine the changes and satisfaction with all interest groups in taken over companies operating in fields of food industry, retail sector and financial activity in the Serbian market. Method applied to process the data is discriminant analysis, and research results are presented tabular form as well as graphically in form of ellipses. The aim of the study is to examine the differences of impact of takeover processes on various interest groups of production company, retail chain and financial institution and assessment of their satisfaction. Study's contribution is an informative support for managers of both company acquirer and target company in future acquisition processes, because analysis of differences, change and satisfaction of employees provides a concrete answer regarding elements influencing success of takeover process in terms of management of human.
ISSN:0352-3462
2334-8453
DOI:10.5937/ekoPolj1704393A