The effect of mergers and acquisitions on employees Morales in banks in the littoral region of Cameroon

Abstract

The performance of any institution depend on the employee morale. Employees are highly motivated to carry their activities if their Morale is high and their individual goal and objectives are in tune with organizational goal and objectives. Mergers and acquisitions as business strategies that allow institutions or companies to enter new potential markets or new business areas (Atul and Maryam, 2020) to increase their financial strength, lead to changes in the companies.  Those changes such as modification of ownership structure during the process of Mergers and acquisitions, the psychological trauma of changing work environments, can affect the employees morale, that is why the purpose of this article is to evaluate the effects of mergers and acquisition on employees moral in Banks in the littoral region of Cameroon. The article was guided by the following objectives; to assess the effects of conglomerates Mergers and acquisitions on employees morals in banks in the Littoral region, to identify the effects of vertical Mergers and acquisitions on employees morals in banks in the Littoral region and to ascertain the effects of horizontal Mergers and acquisitions on employees moral in banks in the Littoral region of Cameroon.