Completion of Chinese overseas acquisitions: Institutional perspectives and evidence

International Business Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-238

  Zhang, Jianhong ^a   Zhou, Chaohong ^b   Ebbers, Haico ^a  

^a NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acquisition completion; Chinese overseas acquisition; Institution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952446351     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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