Acquisitions as programs: The role of sensemaking and sensegiving

被引：9

作者：

Bansal, Anjali ^{[1
]}

King, David R. ^{[2
]}

Meglio, Olimpia ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] IIM Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

[2] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

[3] Univ Sannio, DEMM, Sannio, Italy

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 2022年 / 40卷 / 03期

关键词：

Acquisition; Sensemaking; Sensegiving; Program management; Project management; POSTACQUISITION INTEGRATION; CULTURAL FIT; MERGERS; PERFORMANCE; AMBIGUITY; MANAGERS; UNCERTAINTY; IDENTITY; DYNAMICS; CONTEXT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijproman.2022.03.006

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

The intersection of program management and acquisition research remains undeveloped. Within both research domains there is limited recognition of how senior and project managers frame change and influence the meaning construction of others in complex and ambiguous situations. We investigate how sensemaking and sensegiving alternate within an acquisition program during ten Indian acquisitions. Our resulting model highlights how sensemaking and sensegiving interface and blend across different projects (e.g., functional or task based) to build shared meaning and maintain business continuity. Viewing acquisitions as programs, consisting of interrelated projects, disentangles how senior managers create shared meaning. Additional implications for research and management practice are identified.

引用

页码：278 / 289

页数：12

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