Relationship engagement in mergers and acquisitions through collegial leadership

Abstract

Many research in M&A focused on the deal processes,little has been said about how acquirer and the target firm engage in their relationship building processes. Existing researches did not clearly demonstrate the importance of the relationship among M&A players in the amalgamation processes between an acquirer and the acquired firm. Thus,this paper attempts to highlight the influence of collegial leadership in initiating relationship engagement in the post M&A integration. Result shows that collegial leadership significantly influence the relationship engagement in M&A.