Technology transfer through acquisition

Management Decision

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-204

  Buono, Anthony F ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mergers and acquisitions; Strategy; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106095     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749710169404     Document Type: Article

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