Analysis of the Russian retail sector: Prospects for cross-border M&A activity

Baltic Journal of Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-168

  Lorentz, Harri ^a   Häkkinen, Lotta ^a   Hilmola, Olli Pekka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Retailing; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548527061     PISSN: 17465265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465260610663863     Document Type: Review

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