Cross-border M&As by Chinese firms: An analysis of strategic motives and performance

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-270

  Boateng, Agyenim ^a   Qian, Wang ^b   Tianle, Yang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 52649133967     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20203     Document Type: Article

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