Acquisition Communication

Acquisition Communication is a specialized subfield of change communication that focuses on the strategic planning, design, and delivery of messages to internal and external stakeholders before, during, and after organizational acquisitions in order to explain the rationale and implications of the deal, manage uncertainty and emotions, and support effective integration and retention.

Publications

2.7K

Citations

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Acquisitions CommunicationCommunication For AcquisitionsCommunication In Acquisitions

Parents

Change Communication

Children

Acquisition Communication StrategyAcquisition Disclosure CommunicationCommunication Channels In AcquisitionsCommunication During Due DiligenceCommunication Framing In AcquisitionsCommunication Planning For AcquisitionsCommunication Resistance In AcquisitionsCommunication Timing In AcquisitionsCommunication Transparency In AcquisitionsCrisis Communication In Acquisitions

Publications

COMMUNICATION WITH EMPLOYEES FOLLOWING A MERGER: A LONGITUDINAL FIELD EXPERIMENT.

David M. Schweiger, Angelo S. DeNisi · Academy of Management Journal · 1991 · 1.3K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Organizational Behavior +17

Common Patterns of Behavior and Communication in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

David T. Bastien · Human Resource Management · 1987 · 179 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Organizational Behavior +15

Gaining employee trust after acquisition

Irene Nikandrou, Nancy Papalexandris, Dimitris Bourantas · Employee Relations · 2000 · 99 citations

Management, Communication, Organizational Behavior +12

The medium of exchange in acquisitions: Does the private information of both acquirer and target matter?

Thomas J. Chemmanur, Imants Paeglis, Karen Simonyan · Journal of Corporate Finance · 2009 · 91 citations

Management, Strategic Management, Corporate Transactions +9

The role of broader context and the communication program in merger and acquisition implementation success

Vassilis Papadakis · Management Decision · 2005 · 88 citations

Business, Communication, Strategy +15

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Authors

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Anjali Bansal
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad, India
2 publications · 51 citations
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Thomas J. Chemmanur
Boston College, United States
2 publications · 113 citations
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Giorgo Sertsios
Universidad de Los Andes, Chile, Chile
2 publications · 47 citations
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Paul Povel
University of Houston, United States
2 publications · 47 citations
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Imants Paeglis
Concordia University, Canada
2 publications · 113 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Journal of Corporate Finance
2 publications · 127 citations
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Human Communication Research
2 publications · 99 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 2 publications · 33 citations
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Organization Studies
1 publications · 37 citations
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Language Sciences
1 publications · 75 citations
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