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Unravelling the dichotomy between 'trust' and 'confidentiality' in mergers, acquisitions and other strategic organisational change programmes

Unravelling the dichotomy between 'trust' and 'confidentiality' in mergers, acquisitions and other strategic organisational change programmes
Unravelling the dichotomy between 'trust' and 'confidentiality' in mergers, acquisitions and other strategic organisational change programmes
This paper explores the relationship between trust and confidentiality during post-merger and acquisition integration planning. A four-year integration programme in a FTSE100 healthcare organisation is analysed, with a specific interest being placed on the confidential scenario development phase. The research shows that trust is required within the team members to ensure that confidentiality is maintained. At the same time, a number of instances where confidentiality can be ‘broken’ have also been identified, many of which also rely on trust. Sources and effects of this dichotomous relationship between trust and confidentiality, in the context of strategic organisational change programmes, are then discussed.
Harwood, I.
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Ashleigh, M.
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Harwood, I.
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Ashleigh, M.
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Harwood, I. and Ashleigh, M. (2003) Unravelling the dichotomy between 'trust' and 'confidentiality' in mergers, acquisitions and other strategic organisational change programmes. European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM). 2nd Workshop on Trust Within and Between Organisations, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 22 - 23 Oct 2003.

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This paper explores the relationship between trust and confidentiality during post-merger and acquisition integration planning. A four-year integration programme in a FTSE100 healthcare organisation is analysed, with a specific interest being placed on the confidential scenario development phase. The research shows that trust is required within the team members to ensure that confidentiality is maintained. At the same time, a number of instances where confidentiality can be ‘broken’ have also been identified, many of which also rely on trust. Sources and effects of this dichotomous relationship between trust and confidentiality, in the context of strategic organisational change programmes, are then discussed.

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Published date: 2003
Venue - Dates: European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM). 2nd Workshop on Trust Within and Between Organisations, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2003-10-22 - 2003-10-23

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Local EPrints ID: 35968
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35968
PURE UUID: 085ce871-f967-4219-a749-29a420a8a43c
ORCID for I. Harwood: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-2169
ORCID for M. Ashleigh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-0922

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Date deposited: 24 May 2006
Last modified: 21 May 2023 01:35

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Author: I. Harwood ORCID iD
Author: M. Ashleigh ORCID iD

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