How to improve acquisition performance: The role of a dedicated M&A function, M&A learning process, and M&A capability

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 763-773

  Trichterborn, Anja ^a   Zu Knyphausen Aufseß, Dodo ^a   Schweizer, Lars ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

M A capability; M A experience; M A function; M A performance; structural equation model

Indexed keywords

PLANNING;

ACQUISITION PERFORMANCE; LEARNING PROCESS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SURVEY DATA;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84923270198     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2364     Document Type: Article

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