Since the early 1990s there has been a substantial increase both in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as in divestitures of high-tech companies. This dissertation examines the takeover and divestiture activity in high-tech markets in an effort to extend our current knowledge regarding...

The relationship between the compensation (total and percent at risk) of 240 CEOs from 1986 to 1991, and several CEO resource allocation decisions (R&D, advertising, employees, business segments, and acquisitions) and subsequent firm performance was explored. The firms (Forbes-CEOs of the...

The relationship between the compensation (total and percent at risk) of 240 CEOs from 1986 to 1991, and several CEO resource allocation decisions (R&D, advertising, employees, business segments, and acquisitions) and subsequent firm performance was explored. The firms (Forbes-CEOs of the...