Blending Tribes: Leadership Challenges in Mergers and Acquisitions

摘要

In a merger or acquisition, narrative identity can mediate between idem and ipse. Even when all of the epistemological evidence points toward a merger's success, the ontological nature of human beings can make or break the organization's future. Through mimesis we can mediate between the past of each organization and the new future, together, through understanding, reinterpretation, and imagination. Using a critical hermeneutic approach, I had the opportunity to consider organizational culture and change using an ontological lens. During the research process I was able to gain new understanding about narrative identity and mimesis, and how they are revealed in practice.