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Peripherality and the impact of SME takeovers

Foreman-Peck, James; Nicholls, Tom - 2008

productive small businesses are more subject to takeover. In addition, SMEs that have been acquired are also more likely to both … achieve an approximate numerical balance of relocations from SME takeovers. …

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Katsaus yritysten kasvuun ja sitä koskeviin politiikkatoimiin

Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki; Kotiranta, Annu; Ylhäinen, Ilkka - 2017

This report is a synthesis of the previous literature analyzing the role of different types of companies on economic growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies in the economy is still significant, although...

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Why do leaders matter? The role of expert knowledge

Goodall, Amanda H.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - 2008

Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are well-defined objectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders' characteristics. We show that a strong predictor of...

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Ausländische Unternehmensübernahmen: keine negativen Folgen für Beschäftigung und Produktivität

Mattes, Anselm - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 42, pp. 2-7

Wenn ausländische Unternehmen im Rahmen von Unternehmensübernahmen und -fusionen die Kontrolle über deutsche Betriebe übernehmen, befürchten Regierungsvertreter und Gewerkschaften oftmals Produktionsverlagerungen ins Ausland sowie den Verlust von Einfluss und Arbeitsplätzen. Die aktuell...

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Ausländische Unternehmen und Übernahmeeffekte: Neue Fakten für Deutschland

Weche Gelübcke, John P. - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 4, pp. 247-251

Die Übernahme deutscher Firmen durch ausländische Investoren und die allgemeine Präsenz derselben wird zwiespältig beurteilt: Auf der einen Seite werden Investitionen gefördert, um von Produktivitäts-Spillovern zu profitieren, andererseits wird befürchtet, dass es unter anderem zu einem...

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The Effects of Cross-border M&As on the Acquirers' Domestic Performance – Firm-level Evidence

Stiebale, Joel; Trax, Michaela - 2010

This paper provides empirical evidence on the effects of cross-border M&As on investing firms' domestic performance in the U.K. and France. We build a new firm-level dataset that combines a global M&A database with balance sheet data for the years 2000-2007. Combining matching techniques with a...

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International M&A: Evidence on effects of foreign takeovers

Mattes, Anselm - 2010

domestic German firms that are subject to a foreign takeover regarding employment and productivity. For this purpose, I use a … between firm characteristics before and after a foreign takeover, this econometric approach ensures that the causal effects …

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Productivity and the Internationalization of Firms – Cross-border Acquisitions versus Greenfield Investments

Trax, Michaela - 2011

This paper extends the literature on the determinants of international activity at the fi rm level towards cross-border acquisitions and greenfield investments as different modes of FDI using a rich dataset of British firms. While multinational firms are characterized by higher productivity...

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Foreign and domestic takeovers in Germany: First comparative evidence on the post-acquisition target performance using new data

Weche Gelübcke, John P. - 2012

acquisitions to account for a general takeover effect. The study is based on new high-quality panel data for manufacturing …

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Foreign and domestic takeovers in Germany: Cherry-picking and lemon-grabbing

Weche-Gelübcke, John P. - 2012

This study focuses on ex ante performance of domestic and foreign takeover targets in Germany, one of the most … well as binary response model estimations of takeover probabilities were performed for the manufacturing and service sector … separately. The results showed a diametrically opposing impact of productivity and profitability on the takeover likelihood. This …

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