Allocation Processes in Mergers and Acquisitions: An Organizational Justice Perspective

British Journal of Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-66

  Meyer, Christine Benedichte ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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EID: 0035635703     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00185     Document Type: Article

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