Enhancing the success of mergers and acquisitions: an organizational culture perspective

Management Decision

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 511-522

  Schraeder, Mike ^a   Self, Dennis R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

^b Southampton Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Mergers and acquisitions; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019078     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740310479359     Document Type: Article

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