Holistic ethnography: Studying the impact of multiple national identities on post-acquisition organizations

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 654-671

  Moore, Fiona ^a  

^a ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethnography; labor management issues; national culture; post merger acquisition integration; qualitative quantitative comparisons; role of local cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959195047     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.11     Document Type: Article

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