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The human aspects of demerger: a new agenda for research?

Simon C. Hoare (Manchester School of Management, UMIST, Manchester, UK)
Sue Cartwright (Manchester School of Management, UMIST, Manchester, UK)

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739

Article publication date: 1 July 1997

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Abstract

Suggests that research attention has increasingly focused on the human aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), particularly the problem of socio‐cultural integration. Alongside high levels of M & A activity, there has been a growing trend towards the reverse process of demerger and divestment. Like M&As, demerger is a major change process and worthy of research attention. Considers the application of theories and themes developed within the M&A literature to the emerging phenomenon of demerger. Discusses these with reference to the ICI demerger in the early 1990s.

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Hoare, S.C. and Cartwright, S. (1997), "The human aspects of demerger: a new agenda for research?", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 194-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739710182296

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