Technological acquisitions: The impact of geography on post-acquisition innovative performance

Research Policy

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1818-1832

  McCarthy, Killian J ^a   Aalbers, Hendrik Leendert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Event study; Geography; Liability of distance; Liability of foreignness; Mergers and acquisitions; Patenting; Post Acquisition performance; Technological acquisitions

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EVENT STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; LIABILITY OF FOREIGNNESS; PATENTING; POST-ACQUISITION PERFORMANCE;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 84989894449     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2016.05.012     Document Type: Article

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