The influences of being acquired on subsidiary innovation adoption

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1269-1285

  Barden, Jeffrey Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

acquisition; innovation; mimetic adoption; technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKERS; HD RADIO; HISTORY STUDY; INERTIAL FORCES; INNOVATION ADOPTION; MIMETIC ADOPTION; OWNERSHIP CHANGES; TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

INNOVATION; RADIO STATIONS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 84866238062     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1976     Document Type: Article

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