Technological innovation and acquisitions

Management Science

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1170-1183

  Zhao, Xinlei ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Citations; Innovation; Mergers; Patents; R and D; Stock returns

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITIONS; CITATIONS; MERGERS; PATENTS; R AND D; STOCK RETURNS;

INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 68349102124     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1018     Document Type: Article

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