Diseconomies of managing in acquisitions: Evidence from civil lawsuits

Organization Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 206-222

  Shaver, J Myles ^a   Mezias, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Civil lawsuits; Diseconomies of managing; Legal liability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350397946     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1080.0378     Document Type: Article

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