The HCWs expressed merger-related stress both with the change process itself and with the subsequent consequences: increased time pressure was attributed to larger unit sizes, greater geographical distances, establishment of new roles and ways of cooperating, and culture clashes.
Just as unlikely is a Mirror-Express merger.
Only one F.C.C. commissioner, Michael J. Copps, who voted against the Comcast-NBC merger, expressed surprise at her departure.
Federal officials, while not specifically barring the merger, expressed strong reservations about allowing Royal Ahold, which already owned Edwards supermarkets, to have such a hold on the New York market.
Even so, investors expressed concern that the merger might become a casualty.
In fact, Mr. Sanghoee said Grosvenor Park, an entertainment financial services company, on Thursday expressed interest in backing "Merger".
And the Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish's main domestic rival, has expressed interest in a merger.
Other center-right leaders expressed admiration for the merger, noting that for the first time in Italian politics, voters could decide directly on the leader of a party.
Industry executives acknowledged today that Nasdaq brings potentially immense new strength to the old Easdaq system, but they expressed doubts about the merger's prospects.
In a conference call with analysts, Unilever's chairmen expressed confidence that the merger would be approved, said John M. McMillin, a food stocks analyst at Prudential Securities.
Also, some board members expressed regret that the merger was short-lived and beset by differences of opinion about Nets' losses and other subjects.
