On managing cultural integration and cultural change processes in mergers and acquisitions

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 25, Issue , 2001, Pages 192-207

  Bijlsma Frankema, Katinka ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communications; Corporate culture; Integration; Mergers and acquisitions; Organizational change; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078560     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590110395807     Document Type: Article

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