Acquisitions as exaptation: The legacy of founding institutions in the U.S. commercial banking industry

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1441-1473

  Marquis, Christopher ^a   Huang, Zhi ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 79951920301     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.57318393     Document Type: Article

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