The culture-performance relationship in M&A: From yes/no to how

British Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Teerikangas, Satu ^a   Very, Philippe ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 33644631108     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2006.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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