Learning in acquisitions: Understanding the relationship between exploration, exploitation and performance

The Learning Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-193

  Van Deusen, Cheryl A ^a   Mueller, Carolyn B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Hospitality industry; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134900     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696479910280686     Document Type: Article

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