Thirty years of mergers and acquisitions research: Recent advances and future opportunities

British Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Cartwright, Susan ^a,c   Schoenberg, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c British Academy of Management   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644614655     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00475.x     Document Type: Review

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