The Role of Emotions in Middle Managers’ Sensemaking and Sensegiving Practices During Post-merger Integration

Autor:	David P. Kroon, Hannah Reif
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Knowledge management Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) business.industry Middle management Sensemaking Sociology Post-merger integration business Applied Psychology
Zdroj:	Group & Organization Management. 48:790-832
ISSN:	1552-3993 1059-6011
Popis:	In this in-depth, qualitative case study, we elucidate how the emotions of middle managers impact their sensemaking and sensegiving practices during post-merger integration (PMI). The recursive and reciprocal interactions between emotions, sensemaking, and sensegiving we observed led to the development of a process model illustrating how middle managers make sense of the PMI phase through the processes of “senseseeking” and “rationalizing.” The model further demonstrates two important sensegiving practices, “emotional reversal” and “emotional hiding,” which turned out to be essential drivers for enacting (positive) emotions among organization members. Our findings have important implications for research on sensemaking and sensegiving, the crucial role of middle managers in organizations, and studies on PMI.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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