Subjective well-being of newcomers and survivors of a business merger

The increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) makes it imperative to conduct studies that assess emotional aspects in this context, where there are survivors, workers who have undergone an organizational merger, and newcomers, who have not passed through this type of change. This study evaluated subjective well-being of workers of a business merger. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 152 employees of a Brazilian drugstore company, which underwent a merger process. Subjective well-being was accessed through Positive and Negative Experiences Scale. Workers demonstrated happiness at work, regardless of the experience of a business merger. Socio-demographic and socio-organizational variables were determinant regarding the experience of subjective well-being at work, being important indicators in the evaluation of this type of psychological construct. Specifically, male gender, older age, higher educational level and leadership were associated with greater subjective well-being at work.