Keyword: Turku School of Economics

Corporate acquisition means great changes for the companies on both sides of the deal. Often, the focus is on the operations and structural changes of the organisations, and people and their emotions are given little attention. When the personnel is not fully committed, the process can be efficient but the benefits of the merger might not be achieved.

According to the doctoral dissertation by Innan Sasaki, the internal mechanisms to secure a balance between stability and change, the continuing stability of the socio-cultural environment in the local community, and active interaction between organizational and local cultures lead to organizational longevity.