Option Nature of Company Acquisitions Motivated by Competence Acquisition

Small Business Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-168

  Laamanen, Tomi ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 0033414157     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008066030259     Document Type: Article

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