How communication approaches impact mergers and acquisitions outcomes

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2016, Pages 2370-2397

  Angwin, Duncan N ^a   Mellahi, Kamel ^b   Gomes, Emanuel ^c,d   Peter, Emmanuel ^e  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^e Jose Marti Crescent Federal Capital Territory (FCT)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; banks; commitment; communications; M A; Nigeria; strategic practices; typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916623318     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2014.985330     Document Type: Article

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