Emotions and Virtual Teams in Cross-border Acquisitions
Individual, Relational, and Contextual Dynamics of Emotions
ISBN: 978-1-78754-845-9, eISBN: 978-1-78754-844-2
Publication date: 24 September 2018
Abstract
In this chapter, we focus on virtual teams and emotions during postmerger and acquisition (M&A) integration. Our main research question is “How to manage emotions and virtual teams following cross-border M&A?”. We answer this question through the following research subquestions: (1) What virtual interaction can be identified post-M&A?; (2) What emotions arises from virtual communication; and (3) What emotions and challenges do virtual teams encounter following cross-border M&As? This research is based on a single case study. The main findings imply that emotions, trust, and cultural differences play an important role in virtual interaction following a cross-border M&A.
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Acknowledgment
The authors wish to express their gratitude to the reviewers and participants at the EmoNET X conference in Rome in 2016. We also wish to express our gratitude to TEKES (The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation) for funding our EmoMA project 26003235 on Emotions in M&As.
Citation
Hassett, M.E., Harikkala-Laihinen, R., Nummela, N. and Raitis, J. (2018), "Emotions and Virtual Teams in Cross-border Acquisitions", Individual, Relational, and Contextual Dynamics of Emotions (Research on Emotion in Organizations, Vol. 14), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 163-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-979120180000014016
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