Trust dynamics in acquisitions: A case survey

Human Resource Management

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 575-603

  Stahl, Günter K ^a,b,c   Larsson, Rikard ^d   Kremershof, Ina ^e,f   Sitkin, Sim B ^g  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b INSEAD   (France)

^c INSEAD   (Singapore)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Studied psychology   (Germany)

^f Studied psychology   (United Kingdom)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case survey; Mergers and acquisitions; Postmerger integration; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053397405     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20448     Document Type: Article

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