National cultural distance and initial foreign acquisition performance: The moderating effect of integration

Journal of World Business

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-170

  Slangen, Arjen H L ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33748309406     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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