In this study, we examine how the effects of mergers and acquisitions on organizational performance are moderated by human resource management (HRM) centrality. We differentiate three types of ownership change: mergers, bidder, and target acquisitions. The study is anchored on the literatures...

In this study, we examine how the effects of mergers and acquisitions on organizational performance depend on human resource management (HRM) centrality. HRM centrality is the status of HRM in the organization. In an analysis of the data from the 2005 Cranet survey, overall results showed that...