Synthesizing and Extending Resource Dependence Theory: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1666-1698

  Drees, Johannes M ^a   Heugens, Pursey P M A R ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

alliances and joint ventures; mergers and acquisitions; meta analysis; organizational autonomy; organizational legitimacy; organizational performance; resource dependence theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881076235     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206312471391     Document Type: Article

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