Before and after the technology sector crash: The effect of environmental munificence on stock market response to alliances of e-commerce firms

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 987-1007

  Park, Namgyoo K ^a   Mezias, John M ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

e commerce alliances; Environmental jolt; Environmental munificence

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

E-COMMERCE ALLIANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL JOLT; ENVIRONMENTAL MUNIFICENCE; INTERFIRM ALLIANCES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 25844521256     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.489     Document Type: Review

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