Zhang, J, Ahammad, MF orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-2223, Tarba, S et al. (3 more authors) (2015) The effect of leadership style on talent retention during Merger and Acquisition integration: evidence from China. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26 (7). pp. 1021-1050. ISSN 0958-5192
Abstract
Leadership and talent retention are critical HR-related components in post-merger and acquisition (M&A) integration, but the extent to which these factors interact with each other and eventually contribute to the success of post-M&A integration is under-explored. The present study investigates the effect of leadership styles on talent retention strategies and on the effectiveness of post-M&A integration in a Chinese context. Based on in-depth examination of an M&A case study, we propose that an authoritative, coaching, task-focused and relationship-focused approach has a positive influence on talent retention and effective post-M&A integration in a Chinese context. As far as talent retention strategies are concerned, authoritative leaders use communication, whereas leaders adopting a coaching style use an incentive structure to positively influence talent retention. Furthermore, task-focused leaders use position and performance in order to identify and retain talented employees. By contrast, relationship-focused leaders emphasize the guanxi network, communication and an incentive structure in their strategies of talent retention.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | human resource management, leadership styles, post-merger integration, talent retention |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > International Business Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2018 16:58 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2018 08:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09585192.2014.908316 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122904 |