The effectiveness of alliances and acquisitions: The role of resource combination activities

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-212

  Wiklund, Johan ^a   Shepherd, Dean A ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149284263     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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