What determines performance of cross-border M&As by Chinese companies? An absorptive capacity perspective

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 509-524

  Deng, Ping ^a  

^a MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958563893     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20376     Document Type: Article

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