The impact of FDI through mergers and acquisitions on innovation in target firms

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-167

  Stiebale, Joel ^a   Reize, Frank ^b  

^a RWI LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b KFW BANKENGRUPPE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation; Mergers and acquisitions; Multinational enterprises

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDOGENEITY; ESTIMATION RESULTS; FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INNOVATIVE FIRMS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PROCESS INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; SELECTION BIAS;

INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79951680108     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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