Tian, AY, Ahammad, MF orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-2223, Tarba, SY et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Investigating employee and organizational performance in a cross-border acquisition—A case of withdrawal behavior. Human Resource Management, 60 (5). pp. 753-769. ISSN 0090-4848
Abstract
Over the last two decades, performance management systems (PMSs) have been the focus of increasing attention. However, scant research has examined the link between individual- and organizational-level performance in the context of cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Employee withdrawal adversely affects organizations, and has thus been associated with negative consequences for organizations and regarded as a counterproductive work behavior. Our article presents an empirical investigation of determinants and consequences of employee withdrawal, and its impact on willingness to share tacit knowledge, knowledge transfer, and cross-border acquisition performance in the context of Chinese acquisitions in the UK. Based on a cross-sectional survey of 103 employees of an UK subsidiary and Chinese acquiring firm, we found that trust in the acquiring firm significantly reduces acquired firm employee withdrawal behaviors. Moreover, our findings indicate that employee withdrawal behaviors negatively impact employee willingness to share tacit knowledge. The findings further confirm that such willingness positively influences knowledge transfer, which, in turn, has a positive effect on cross border acquisition performance. Our article contributes to the PMS literature by enhancing the understanding of the process through which human resource management systems affect outcomes at different levels of analysis in the context of the cross-border acquisitions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tian, AY, Ahammad, MF, Tarba, SY, Pereira, V, Arslan, A, Khan, Z. Investigating employee and organizational performance in a cross-border acquisition—A case of withdrawal behavior. Hum Resour Manage. 2021; 60: 753– 769, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22058. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. |
Keywords: | communication; cross border acquisition; emerging market multinational enterprises; employee withdrawal; knowledge transfer; performance; tacit knowledge; trust |
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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: | 12 Feb 2021 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 24 Feb 2023 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/hrm.22058 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:171026 |