Picking a (Poor) Partner: A Relational Perspective on Acquisitions

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-329

  Rogan, Michelle ^a   Sorenson, Olav ^b  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

acquisitions; advertising; indirect ties; mergers; organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899880200     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001839214531719     Document Type: Article

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