Understanding the human side of merger and acquisition: An integrative framework

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-443

  Seo, Myeong Gu ^a,b   Hill, N Sharon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Merger and acquisitions; Organizational change; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744449697     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886305281902     Document Type: Article

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