What is M&A performance?

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 55-77

  Zollo, Maurizio ^a   Meier, Degenhard ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

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EID: 55249099144     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2008.34587995     Document Type: Review

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