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@article{ART001663835},
author={Lee, Chang kil},
title={Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors},
journal={Korean Society and Public Administration},
issn={1225-8652},
year={2012},
volume={23},
number={1},
pages={263-285},
doi={}

TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Chang kil
TI - Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors
JO - Korean Society and Public Administration
PY - 2012
VL - 23
IS - 1
PB - Seoul Association For Public Administration
SP - 263
EP - 285
SN - 1225-8652
AB - Focusing on comparing individual and social factors, this paper examines the determinants of employees' change in commitment and job satisfaction in the process of organizational mergers. Despite the abundance of literature on the effectiveness of organizational mergers, few studies focus on investigating how individual employees adapt themselves during the period of organizational change. Data was collected from a survey of 104 middle managers working in Korea Land and Housing Corporation, which was formed from the merging of Korea Land Cooperation and Korea Housing Corporation. The results of regression analysis on individual factors show that job position significantly affects the change in commitment and satisfaction while expectation of promotion or increasing performance pay does not do so. More importantly, social factors were found to have a significant and positive effect on the change in commitment and satisfaction. This implies that employees who are more connected informally with colleagues are likely to have lesser changes in commitment and satisfaction resulting from radical organizational changes. In other words, the social relationships of employees significantly affect the degree of change in commitment and satisfaction. To achieve a successful post-merger integration among employees, this paper recommends designing strategies based on their social relationships.
KW - Organizational Merger;Organizational Commitment;Job Satisfaction;Social Network
DO -
ER -

Lee, Chang kil. (2012). Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors. Korean Society and Public Administration, 23(1), 263-285.

Lee, Chang kil. 2012, "Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors", Korean Society and Public Administration, vol.23, no.1 pp.263-285. Available from: doi:

Lee, Chang kil "Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors" Korean Society and Public Administration 23.1 pp.263-285 (2012) : 263.

Lee, Chang kil. Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors. 2012; 23(1), 263-285. Available from: doi:

Lee, Chang kil. "Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors" Korean Society and Public Administration 23, no.1 (2012) : 263-285.doi:

Lee, Chang kil. Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors. Korean Society and Public Administration, 23(1), 263-285. doi:

Lee, Chang kil. Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors. Korean Society and Public Administration. 2012; 23(1) 263-285. doi:

Lee, Chang kil. Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors. 2012; 23(1), 263-285. Available from: doi:

Lee, Chang kil. "Determinants of Changing Employees' Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Organizational Merger: Individual and Social Factors" Korean Society and Public Administration 23, no.1 (2012) : 263-285.doi: