The process of postmerger integration: A review and agenda for future research

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-32

  Graebner, Melissa E ^a   Heimeriks, Koen H ^b   Huy, Quy Nguyen ^c   Vaara, Eero ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c INSEAD   (France)

^d EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85018289023     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/annals.2014.0078     Document Type: Review

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