Gaining a competitive edge through acquisitions: Evidence from the telecommunications industry

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-112

  Akdoǧu, Evrim ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Corporate restructuring; Mergers; Rivals

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749085045     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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