National feelings or rational dealings? The role of procedural priming on the perceptions of cross-border acquisitions

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 743-759

  Tong, Yuk yue ^a   Pun Zee Hui, Pamsy ^b   Kwan, Letty ^c   Peng, Siqing ^d  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83455200152     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01725.x     Document Type: Article

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