Brownfield Acquisitions: A Reconceptualization and Extension

Management International Review

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 483-509

  Estrin, Saul ^b   Meyer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brownfield acquisitions; Emerging economies; Foreign entry strategy; Institutional view; Post acquisition restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864462424     PISSN: 09388249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11575-011-0088-x     Document Type: Review

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