COPING WITH AN ORGANIZATIONAL MERGER OVER FOUR STAGES
这项纵向研究考察了员工在组织合并的四个阶段中如何应对，发现负面评价、社会支持、感知控制和情绪导向应对随时间显著变化，揭示了应对过程的复杂动态性。
This longitudinal study examined how individuals cope over 4 stages of a merger. The study replicated and extended past coping research by examining changes in coping variables over time. Employee appraisals, coping resources, negative emotions, and emotion‐focused and problem‐focused coping strategies were measured. Negative appraisal, social support, perceived control, and emotion‐focused coping significantly changed across stages. Coping variables exhibited linear, quadratic, and cubic trends over time, highlighting the complex and dynamic nature of the coping process. The findings provide important insight into how company management may influence employee coping during a merger. Implications for future research also are discussed.