Mergers & Acquisitions on Stefan Breet, PhDhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/tags/mergers--acquisitions/Recent content in Mergers & Acquisitions on Stefan Breet, PhDHugoenWed, 22 Apr 2026 20:19:30 +0200The Double-Edged Sword of Post-Merger Organizational Identification: How Social Ties Influence Employee Initiative Takinghttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2024/11/07/the-double-edges-sword-of-post-merger-organizational-identification-how-social-ties-influence-employee-initiative-taking/Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:11:14 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2024/11/07/the-double-edges-sword-of-post-merger-organizational-identification-how-social-ties-influence-employee-initiative-taking/This study shows that organizational identification in M&As can help or hinder employee proactivity, depending on social ties within merging firms.Understanding the Perks and Pitfalls of Cross-legacy Boundary Spanninghttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/publications/2022/09/14/understanding-the-perks-and-pitfalls-of-cross-legacy-boundary-spanning/Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/publications/2022/09/14/understanding-the-perks-and-pitfalls-of-cross-legacy-boundary-spanning/A book chapter about the advantages and disadvantages of cross-legacy boundary-spanning.Who steps up after a merger? A social network perspective on post-merger taking charge behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/09/19/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-sms-2021/Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:30:00 -0400https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/09/19/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-sms-2021/A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the Strategic Management Society Annual Meetgin 2021.Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/09/07/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-eusn-2021/Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:40:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/09/07/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-eusn-2021/A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the European Conference on Social Networks 2021.Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/08/01/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-aom-2021/Sun, 01 Aug 2021 15:30:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/08/01/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-aom-2021/A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2021.Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/07/09/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-egos-colloquium-2021/Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/07/09/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-egos-colloquium-2021/A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the EGOS Colloquium 2021.Who steps up after a merger? The effects of boundary-spanning on post-merger taking charge behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/07/01/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-radboud-university-nijmegen/Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:30:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2021/07/01/who-steps-up-after-a-merger-radboud-university-nijmegen/A presentation on post-merger taking charge behavior and social networks at the Strategy Department of the Radboud University Nijmegen.The Social Network Effects of Postmerger Taking Charge Behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2020/10/01/social-network-effects-of-postmerger-taking-charge-behavior/Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2020/10/01/social-network-effects-of-postmerger-taking-charge-behavior/Stepping Up or Laying Low? A Social Network Perspective on Post-Merger Taking Charge Behaviorhttps://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2020/07/14/a-social-network-perspective-on-post-merger-taking-charge-behavior/Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:50:00 +0200https://www.stefanbreet.com/research/talks/2020/07/14/a-social-network-perspective-on-post-merger-taking-charge-behavior/In this study, we examine how the network ties of employees can mitigate low levels of organizational identification and stimulate employees to take charge after a merger.