Predicted change in operational synergy and post-acquisition performance of acquired businesses

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-24

  Brush, Thomas H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Diversification; Interrelationships; Synergy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002106834     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199601)17:1<1::aid-smj782>3.3.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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