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acquisitions and to determine the importance of HR process maturity for the course of post-merger integration. An adapted McCormack … maturity on the course of integration was assessed based on a model of post-merger integration in the HR area developed by the …
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high takeover threat. This study examines the effects of hostile takeover threats on managerial efforts to innovate. Our … results show that more active hostile takeover markets stifle managerial efforts in corporate innovation. The findings suggest … that managers tend to be more myopic when firms are exposed to hostile takeover threats. Managers will put less effort into …
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M&A prediction is a growing interest in the field of business studies. However, prevailing M&A prediction techniques are still widely based from the analyses of financial variables through quantitative approaches. This has led M&A scholars' attention to call for the contribution of non-financial...
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This study analyses the impact of social media popularity on the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market using a sample of 66,905 M&A transactions across 50 countries for the sample period from 2011 to 2017. Social media influence on M&A transactions is tested using competing bids and...
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implements the selection of tools for each specific merger and acquisition transaction. A comprehensive automated methodology for …
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Most economic downturns have stemmed from inefficiencies in the economic system. This research paper aims at investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic-an exogeneous health crisis-on global mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity. By gathering statistical data about global transaction...
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The conventional wisdom has maintained that being in proximity to entrepreneurial ecosystems helps startups to raise financing, develop and grow. In this paper, we examine the effect of a major component of an entrepreneurial ecosystem-financial or venture capital clusters on the exit of a...
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The prevalence of zero-leverage firms is a puzzle in corporate finance. We analyze the acquisition behavior of zero-leverage firms and offer a new venue to the studies on zero-leverage puzzle and the interdependence of capital structures and investment decisions. The prior literature suggests...
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identified two streams of theories: neoclassical and behavioural explanations of merger waves. Neoclassical theories include q … shocks as causes of merger waves. Neoclassical theories, hypothesizing gain from mergers, assumes that markets are efficient … overvalued firms use overvalued stocks to takeover undervalued targets in inefficient markets. Managerial hubris hypothesis …
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