Management challenges in privatization acquisitions in transition economies

Journal of World Business

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 266-276

  Meyer, Klaus E ^a  

^a Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics   (Denmark)

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EID: 0036395859     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-9516(02)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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