Cultural conflict and merger failure: An experimental approach

Management Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 400-415

  Weber, Roberto A ^a   Camerer, Colin F ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiments; Mergers; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CULTURAL CONFLICT; MERGER FAILURE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 0041702224     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.49.4.400.14430     Document Type: Article

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