Access to Tacit Knowledge by Executive Retention in Cross-border Acquisitions

For companies that are internationalizing through foreign acquisitions, a major consideration is likely to be access to the technical and social knowledge of the local environment that executives of the acquired companies possess. Despite the importance of this consideration, the literature has not...

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Main Authors: John Child, Roberto Gonzalez Duarte, Betania Tanure, Suzana B. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração (ANPAD) 2012-07-01
Series:BAR: Brazilian Administration Review
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Online Access:http://www.anpad.org.br/periodicos/arq_pdf/a_1332.pdf