Abstract
Abstract
This paper looks at several research articles which include discussions on the success and failures of mergers. Mergers continue to rise in number even though there is a lack of evidence showing positive results. Though failure rates for mergers are high, there is a large amount of research showing what organizations and more specifically leaders can do to ensure the success of mergers. This paper examines things that ethical leaders can do to positively impact the introduction, transition, and outcome of mergers when considering culture, the size of the organization, diversity, conflict, change, role modeling, team building, communication, planning and preparation, corporate reputation, and demographics. These findings provide implications for how organizations can enhance merger success rates.
Keywords: ethics, leaders, mergers, organizations, culture
DOI
10.32727/21.2018.4
