Behind M&As in China and the United States: Networks, learning, and institutions

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-255

  Yang, Haibin ^a   Sun, Sunny Li ^b   Lin, Zhiang ^b   Peng, Mike W ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance network; China; Mergers and acquisitions; Network and learning factors; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955004773     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-009-9188-6     Document Type: Article

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