Not all differences are the same: Dual roles of status and cultural distance in sociocultural integration in cross-border M&As

Journal of International Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-37

  Yildiz, H Emre ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross border M As; Cultural distance; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893786181     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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