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Merger as marriage: communication issues in postmerger integration.

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Many health care organizations have found themselves involved in mergers, acquisitions, alliances, networks, and other forms of structural change in order to reduce costs, improve utilization and service breadth, increase market leverage, and reduce ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 Jan-Mar in Journal: Health Care Manage Rev (Language : eng)

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1. Health Care Manage Rev. 2003 Jan-Mar;28(1):55-67

Merger as marriage: communication issues in postmerger integration.

Dooley KJ, Zimmerman BJ

Departments of Management and Industrial Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.

Many health care organizations have found themselves involved in mergers, acquisitions, alliances, networks, and other forms of structural change in order to reduce costs, improve utilization and service breadth, increase market leverage, and reduce variation in demand. This article examines three levels of communication issues that interact with one another and impact the likelihood of successful postmerger integration: affect, discursive frame, and negotiating position.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Kevin J	Dooley	KJ
Brenda J	Zimmerman	BJ

Affiliation: Departments of Management and Industrial Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.

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