The role of culture compatibility in successful organizational marriage

Cartwright, S., & Cooper, C. L. (1993). The role of culture compatibility in successful organizational marriage. Academy of Management Executive, 7(2), 57-70.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1993

Volume

7

Issue

2

Pages

57-70

DOI

10.5465/ame.1993.9411302324

DOI registrant

Academy of Management

Link

https://doi.org/10.5465/ame.1993.9411302324

Cited from

engineering_design, sociology_anthropology

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Primes

• Compatibility
  • This parallels how software systems achieve compatibility via adapters and bridges when native compatibility is impossible.
• Cultural Friction
  • Organizational Change: A flattened hierarchy conflicts with existing deference structures; remote work conflicts with presence-based status markers; diversity initiatives conflict with homophilic hiring patterns—a constellation of value-collision dynamics Cartwright and Cooper (1993) document in their study of culture clash during mergers and acquisitions.

    This sourceDocuments how the interaction between premerger cultures and the type of 'marriage' (assimilation, blending, or autonomy) determines integration success or failure, the merger-culture-clash dynamic the marker cites.

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