The influence of organizational acquisition experience on acquisition performance: A behavioral learning perspective

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-56

  Haleblian, Jerayr ^a   Finkelstein, Sydney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033247481     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2667030     Document Type: Article

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