Managing uncertainty during a corporate acquisition: A longitudinal study of communication during an airline acquisition

Human Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-101

  Kramer, Michael W ^a   Dougherty, Debbie S ^a   Pierce, Tamyra A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4043117038     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/30.1.71     Document Type: Article

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