Seller responsiveness to the need to divest

Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 633-652

  Buchholtz, Ann K ^a   Lubatkin, Michael ^b   O'Neill, Hugh M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0042044231     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014920639902500502     Document Type: Article

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