Isomorphic or not?: Examining cross-border mergers and acquisitions by Chinese firms, 1985-2006

Chinese Management Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-57

  Yang, Monica ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; China; Multinational companies; Organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349335938     PISSN: 1750614X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506140910946133     Document Type: Article

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