Changing network pictures: Evidence from mergers and acquisitions

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 36, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 926-940

  Öberg, Christina ^a   Henneberg, Stephan C ^b   Mouzas, Stefanos ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customer relationship; Mergers and acquisitions; Network pictures; Networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547739998     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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