The Impact of Turbulent Events on Knowledge Acquisition: Comparison of Cross-border Acquisitions Formed Before and After the Crisis

Management International Review

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 293-315

  Ghauri, Pervez N ^a   Park, Byung Il ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Asia crisis; Cross border acquisitions; Knowledge acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864446461     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-012-0136-1     Document Type: Article

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