The contribution of intercultural management to the success of international mergers and acquisitions: An analysis of the EADS group

International Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-38

  Barmeyer, Christoph ^a   Mayrhofer, Ulrike ^b  

^a Ecole de Management de Strasbourg   (France)

^b Lyon 3 University   (France)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Integration process; Intercultural management; Merger

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249084021     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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