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How communication approaches impact mergers and acquisitions outcomes

Duncan N. AngwinOxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kamel MellahiWarwick Business School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Emanuel GomesBirmingham Business School, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, Portugal
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Emmanuel PeterJose Marti Crescent, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria
Pages 2370-2397 | Published online: 03 Dec 2014

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