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Extant Reviews on Entry-mode/Internationalization, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Diversification: Understanding Theories and Establishing Interdisciplinary Research
Reddy, Kotapati Srinivasa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
management practices in emerging markets. Firstly, we summarize 67 extant review studies on entry-mode/internationalization … internationalization, long-purse theory, resource-based-view theory, resource dependence theory, theory of competitive advantage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262869
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Determinants of Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Comprehensive Review and Future Direction
Reddy, Kotapati Srinivasa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize earlier studies analyzing the determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). We primarily describe the motives of cross-border acquisitions and present the market performance for corporate control transactions over the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267858
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Literature review concerning the relationship between globalization and regionalization in the world economy
Balasan, Andrei-Cristian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this paper we review the literature on regionalization and globalization and implicitly the impact these two … of the relationship between globalization and regionalization on prices, wages, capital flows and the labor market. The … other. Future research should examine closely the impact of globalization and regionalization over population's purchasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108874
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The State of Case Study Research in Mergers & Acquisitions: A Review of the Literature in Different Management Streams
Reddy, Kotapati Srinivasa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the state of case study research in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) literature that account for different management streams. It also recommends directions for future research and suggests fruitful guidelines for establishing better research rigor...
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Oeconomicus vs. Academicus din perspectiva diacronică a relaţiei între ciclurile Kondratieff şi reformele structurale ale învăţământului superior
Hălăngescu, Constantin I. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
beggining of this millennium? Could globalization through internationalization and higher education massification be considered …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294664
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Revisiting Executive Pay in Family-Controlled Firms: Family Premium in Large Business Groups
Cheong, Juyoung; Kim, Woochan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
According to the prior literature, family executives of family-controlled firms receive lower compensation than non-family executives. One of the key driving forces behind this is the existence of family members who are not involved in management, but own significant fraction of shares and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108030
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Enterprise-level bargaining and labour productivity of Italian family firms: a quantile regression analysis
Damiani, Mirella; Pompei, Fabrizio; Ricci, Andrea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We investigate the role of Italian firms to evaluate their role on labour productivity performance. We find that family owned firms are less efficient than their no-family counterparts and also that family management negatively affects labour productivity. Furthermore, we estimate the role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113899
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Earnings Management and Contest to the Control: An Analysis of European Family Firms
Jara-Bertin, Mauricio; López-Iturriaga, Félix J. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper analyzes the influence of large shareholders on earnings management in family-owned firms using a sample of firms from 11 European countries. We consider how the contest to the control of the largest shareholder and the existence of a controlling coalition in family-owned firms affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619294
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From Cronies to Professionals: The Evolution of Family Firms
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Ravikumar, B - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1997
We develop a dynamic model where each generation in a family firm can continue operating its inherited production technology or it could hire a professional to do the same. Though the professional is more qualified, his interests are not aligned with the interests of the family. In the context...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498469
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Ownership versus Management Effects on Performance in Family and Founder Companies: A Bayesian Analysis
Joern, Block; Peter, Jaskiewicz; Danny, Miller - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
There are ongoing debates in the literature concerning the performance of family firms: some studies find superior performance among these companies, others find negative or neutral per-formance effects. In this research we employ agency theory to argue that the effects of family ownership vs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008550560