Challenges and opportunities in mergers and acquisitions: Three international case studies - Deutsche Bank-Bankers Trust; British Petroleum-Amoco; Ford-Volvo

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 313-321

  Salama, Alzira ^a   Holland, Wayne ^b   Vinten, Gerald ^c  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c European Business School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integration; Mergers and acquisitions; Outcomes; Partnering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170648     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590310479947     Document Type: Article

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