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Decision Spaces, Emergence and Navigational Practices

Supporting a Post-merger Organization Through the Practice of Research

Pages 79-96 | Published online: 18 Apr 2012
 

Abstract

The following paper presents the ways in which a group of managers from a postmerger organization managed a decision space. The decision space emerged as the result of a poorly integrated (from the social and cultural perspective) merger and acquisition (M&A). The case study involved the group of managers engaging in a collaborative action research project with an academic partner. The research practice provided the opportunity for managers to talk about and explore their thoughts and actions around the merger. The case study was analysed through the lens of a journeying metaphor as a way of accessing the processual and emergent nature of change. Following Humpheys and Brézillon (2002) and Deleuze and Guattari (1987) the analysis presented attempts to chart the decision space triggered by the merger and to understand managers’ sense-making about this space without reducing the complexity of their experiences and thinking.

Cet article explique comment un groupe de manageurs a organisé son espace décisionnel à la suite de la fusion de deux entreprises. L’espace décisionnel a été le résultat d'une intégration assez faible entre les deux firmes du moins sur le plan socio-culturel. Dans cette étude de cas, les manageurs ont essayé de collaborer avec des chercheurs universitaires dans le cadre d'un projet de recherche-action. Le projet a été l’occasion pour les manageurs de partager leurs opinions de la fusion réalisée. Les auteurs ont utilisé la métaphore d'un voyage pour explorer le processus de changement. Suivant Humphreys et Brézillon (2002), et Deleuze et Guattari (1987) l’analyse essaye d'expliciter l’espace de décision engendré par la fusion et de comprendre la prise de conscience des manageurs sans réduire excessivement la complexité de leurs expériences.

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