Acquisitions and alliances in the aerospace industry: An unusual triad

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 779-790

  Antoine, Albert ^a   Frank, Carl B ^b   Murata, Hideaki ^c   Roberts, Edward ^d  

^a ILOG (S) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^b U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^c YAZAKI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Aerospace; Airbus; Alliances; Aviation; Boeing; Business development; Lockheed Martin; Technology strategy

Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; COMPETITION; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MILITARY AVIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY;

BUSINESS ENTRY STRATEGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0038780835     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2003.003137     Document Type: Review

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