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The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/68812 The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration Hofmeyer, Karl ichelp@gibs.co.za Thakur, Punit UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. In today’s rapidly changing and challenging business environment, many organisations in various countries and across different industries choose to grow through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The number of mergers and acquisitions deals has increased in recent times, despite a significant rate of failure. Among the key reasons for the failure of mergers and acquisitions is the human factor, especially during the phase of integration. This research is intended to focus on the context of post-acquisition integration and to understand the relationship between leadership styles and employee motivation in both acquiring and acquired organisations. Quantitative research was conducted into two organisations currently undergoing integration, collecting data via an online survey based on questions relating to employee motivation and two styles of leadership; transformational and transactional. The data collected from 285 responses was statistically analysed to enable a better understanding of the relationship between these constructs. An independent sample t-test was conducted to shed light on the difference in leadership styles and how these affect employee motivation, and multiple regression analyses were done to understand which leadership style may be considered a predictor of employee motivation. Factor analysis and validity and reliability tests were conducted prior to statistical analysis to ensure the validity and reliability of the data. Key among findings of this research, leadership style was found to be highly relevant to motivational factors, and moderately relevant to hygiene-related factors of employee motivation in both acquiring and acquired organisation. A transformational style of leadership was found to be a predictor of both motivational and hygiene-related factors of employee motivation, whereas a transactional style of leadership was found to be a predictor of hygiene-related factors and of one motivational factor. The findings of this research empirically validate the relationship between leadership style and factors of employee motivation, upon which future researchers may choose to build. dm2019 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA 2019-04-04T10:16:48Z 2019-04-04T10:16:48Z 30-Mar-19 2018 Mini Dissertation Thakur, P 2018, The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68812> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68812 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration |
| title | The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration |
| title_full | The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration |
| title_short | The relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post-acquisition intergration |
| title_sort | relationship between leadership style and employee motivation during post acquisition intergration |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68812 |