The linkages between cultural differences, psychological states, and performance in international mergers and acquisitions

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages 119-142

  Weber, Yaakov ^a   Drori, Israel ^a  

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EID: 51949091532     PISSN: 1479361X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-361X(08)07007-5     Document Type: Review

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