Motivated to acquire? the impact of CEO regulatory focus on firm acquisitions

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1261-1282

  Gamache, Daniel L ^a   McNamara, Gerry ^b   Mannor, Michael J ^c   Johnson, Russell E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 84939548587     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0377     Document Type: Review

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