A model of the influence of culture on integration approaches and international mergers and acquisitions performance

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 9-24

  Weber, Yaakov ^a,b   Tarba, Shlomo Y ^b,c   Reichel, Arie ^d  

^a College of Management ^*  (Israel)

^b EuroMed Research Business Institute   (Israel)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 79959698382     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825410301     Document Type: Article

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