Asset restructuring and business group affiliation in French civil law countries

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 525-539

  Hoskisson, Robert E ^a   Cannella Jr , Albert A ^b   Tihanyi, Laszlo ^c   Faraci, Rosario ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asset restructuring; Business groups; Institutional context; Legal systems

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASSET RESTRUCTURING; BUSINESS GROUPS; INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT; LEGAL SYSTEMS;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 2442592894     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.394     Document Type: Article

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