National Cultural Distance and Cross-Border Acquisition Performance

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 137-158

  Morosini, Piero ^a   Shane, Scott ^b   Singh, Harbir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0032361687     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490029     Document Type: Article

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