Market and technology access through firm acquisitions: Beyond one size fits all

Progress in International Business Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 289-314

  Grimpe, Christoph ^a   Hussinger, Katrin ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84886833228     PISSN: 17458862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1745-8862(08)03013-6     Document Type: Review

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